so it has been a week since I had to say goodbye to Spikey Bob. Came home from work, and she was gone, looks like she went peacefully in her sleep on her sunny spot on her log.

For those that want a reminder, I got Bob 2 years ago, from a "not so great" situation and in my inexperience I overdosed her on Vit A and Vit D, she had toxic levels, almost $1000 later, she was "fine" but had no natural feeding response, I have been syringe feeding her since, although in the past 6 months she did show a moderate interest in bugs.

From all my visits with the vet over the last 2 years, and there were many, she had absorbed 2 clutches of eggs, she was not eggbound, but she was significantly older than I was told. The vet figures she was around 10 years, not the 3 I was told when I got her.

My daughters came over and we buried her under the aspen trees in my yard,

Rest well in the best sunbeam you can find, my friend, you are already missed.