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CRAP ON A STICK. I don't have the space here at the parent's to build Tortuga a proper pond, so she is stuck in this stupid tank. I hate it and plan to change things as soon as I can afford to move. But for now, it's how things are.

Well, now she is acting all gravid. Climbing like crazy, trying to get out, I just bet she is eggy. I would love to have somewhere comfy for her to deposit her eggs, but I don't I hope she will just give up and plop them in the water like the sometimes do when nowhere good is around. Otherwise she could get EGGBOUND. I am so damn scared of eggbinding. So scared I even swear about it. That kept Clem from eating for almost 3 months.

Now, it isn't like Tortuga has EVER not eaten... she is a little piggy. But still, scares the crap out of me, her acting like this. Any ideas for how to make an easy egg nest in a tiny (40 gallon?) tank?

Yeah, I was gonna suggest something like that. Do you have an area like under a table or something that you could get the biggest rubbermaid possible (I can never find bigger than 55g, but Shanna has found bigger) and set that up instead of her tank? How big is she? The only thing I can really think of Is making a stand of some sort, putting a rubber shoe box on top of that, filling it with nesting materials and making a ramp so she can access it. But in a 40g, that might not be feasible.