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Hi All,
I have heard it is not a good idea to offer chicken egg shells to our torts. I understand the importance of avoiding salmonella, but that is easily remedied by boiling the shells for minute or so. I assume torts would eat egg shells they would come across in the wild, especially the females as they need more calcium during breeding season.
So, why is it that they should not eat chicken egg shells, assuming they are sterilized? Vitamin D isn't an issue as my torts get plenty of full sunshine every day. Logically, it seems fine that they would eat the egg shells for calcium.
Have any of you long time tort nuts out there ever seen a tort actually eat an eggshell by the way?
Just curious.
Frank
I have heard it is not a good idea to offer chicken egg shells to our torts. I understand the importance of avoiding salmonella, but that is easily remedied by boiling the shells for minute or so. I assume torts would eat egg shells they would come across in the wild, especially the females as they need more calcium during breeding season.
So, why is it that they should not eat chicken egg shells, assuming they are sterilized? Vitamin D isn't an issue as my torts get plenty of full sunshine every day. Logically, it seems fine that they would eat the egg shells for calcium.
Have any of you long time tort nuts out there ever seen a tort actually eat an eggshell by the way?
Just curious.
Frank