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Hi!
I have a few sliders that I think may be ready to lay eggs i have def seen the males engaging them... I want to build a nest box off of my large tank so that i dont disrupt them too much. Does anyone have any suggestions? they are in a 125 gal tank and about 6 to 7 years old.
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1.1 argentine redtail boas
0.1 columbian redtain boa
0.1 ball python
1.1 bredli carpet python
0.0.1 hermanni tortoise
3.2 RES
1.0 savannah monitor

Oh and also, the tank is against the wall that has about a 6 inch solid ledge. I was thinking about building something on top of this?....
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1.1 argentine redtail boas
0.1 columbian redtain boa
0.1 ball python
1.1 bredli carpet python
0.0.1 hermanni tortoise
3.2 RES
1.0 savannah monitor
0.0.3 nile monitors

A plastic tote/storage bin works well for a nest box. You'll want the substrate, I used a sand and peatmoss mix, as deep as 2/3 the length of your biggest female. The substrate needs to be moist enough to dig a hole that holds shape. The turtles will track substrate back into your tank. They will also do their best to fling it over the sides of the box. You need to make sure the ramp to the nest box and the box are escape proof so they don't take a tumble. In the long run I found it easier to set up a temporary enclosure with a kiddie pool and tote to move the female to. Either way its a fair amount of work, but worth it. Hatching baby turtkes is way cool.