Hi, I have a 10 month old Hermann tort that I've had for 5 weeks now.
It has a cuttle-bone in it's enclosure but has barley touched it and i sprinkle a calcium-D3 supplement powder on it's food twice a week but the days I do this it won't eat. I've read problems torts can have with their shells dipping and not forming properly if they have a lack of calcium. I'm worried my tort will do this as it won't eat the cuttle-bone or powder (the cuttle-bone does have a few nibble bites but has been in there for 5 weeks and only has a few marks). She also goes in the sun quite often - its currently spring in New Zealand so spending maybe three/four full days a week outside when it is hot enough.
Any suggestions?
Thanks, Kay.
It has a cuttle-bone in it's enclosure but has barley touched it and i sprinkle a calcium-D3 supplement powder on it's food twice a week but the days I do this it won't eat. I've read problems torts can have with their shells dipping and not forming properly if they have a lack of calcium. I'm worried my tort will do this as it won't eat the cuttle-bone or powder (the cuttle-bone does have a few nibble bites but has been in there for 5 weeks and only has a few marks). She also goes in the sun quite often - its currently spring in New Zealand so spending maybe three/four full days a week outside when it is hot enough.
Any suggestions?
Thanks, Kay.