calcium

I am worried whether my tortoise is going to get enough vitamin D here in Finland, so I did some research. Unfortunately the advice I found was conflicting, and as a new keeper I don’t know what advice is good and which sources to trust. So, I decided to turn to you with my questions and the...

Hi, I feed original Muzuri + Calcium D3 + NutriBAC df every 3rd day - religiously - is that too much? My every 3rd morning regimen is as follows: I add 2 smidgen of the Calcium D3 + 2 smidgen of the NutriBAC df into a feeding cup. Add 25-30 of the original Muzuri pellets. I then fill the...

Hello, have any of you tried the JBL brand calcium for your torts and do you recommend it? I've tried sepia bone but my little guy refuses to eat it, even if I crush it and put on his food. I've heard good things about the JBL calcium but only from people with lizards. On the website it says...

I have a 6 month old horsefield tortoise. I sprinkle his food three times a week with calcium powder. I’ve noticed that when I do he’ll try and bite the powder off his feeding slate first rather than go for the food. Once I sprinkled a bit too much in and it formed a small pile on a leaf and...

Hi i have a 1 year old hermann tortoise and now during the cold months i can't feed an all weed and flowers diet so i have to buy some grocery store stuff. So right now he gets, Arugula, Radiccio, Endive, Frisee, Kale and some pak choy every now and then. I also give him some weeds that i have...

I was giving Sunshine (Russian Tortoise) a soak the other day and put her little tub on her usual basking spot so she could soak and enjoy the "sun" at the same time. I know that soaking can help with shedding and excreting waste. In other words, I'm used to her defecating and urinating in her...

First of all my english isn't that good so I hope you understand the problem I'm having here with my Sulcata;) So recently I just got a baby sulcata that size 5cm or 2 Inch and I've been keeping him for almost 2 months and he is around 2 or 3 weeks old and when he first arrived here. I often...

I came across this picture of my boy from years ago biting the cement. I’ve observed him over the years bite other strange items such as white landscaping rocks and sidewalk chalk. I spoke to a reptile shop owner that said their tortoise ate drywall. It became apparent to me that they bite...

Almost two years ago I had to adopt a baby tortoise. I usually take it out (once or twice a day) to eat on nature as i live in an apartment. Last summer it found a bone and went "crazy". I red somewhere that it was normal, so I let it munch some. Today I served some, tiny pieces and it...

Looking for advice on my first tortoise. He’s a 4 month old marginated. I’ve done lots of research and I want to do a really good job. I’ve found conflicting info on feeding. He is captive bred which I really sought out and his breeder said to stick with romaine lettuce, kale, and very little...

Hello Everybody, I have had my tortoise for about 2 1/2 months and I love him so much. He has been great and for the most part has been eating good but recently (Within the past few weeks) He has stopped eating and subsequently stopped pooping. Otherwise he seems to be normal. He doesn't have...

Hey everyone, So I've had my tortoise for about 3 years so far, a wonderful adult male Russian tortoise. Our vet has confirmed his great health, which I'm glad to hear. I know that feeding lettuce to tortoises is widely looked down upon, due to the low nutrient content. I always try to get him...

Hello, I have a 25 year old rescue box turtle with signs of metabolic bone disease and stunted growth due to poor husbandry and lack of nutrition. She has both a UVA and UVB light in her indoor enclosure and I give her a serving of Critical Care nutrition powder every day or every other day...

I have a question about using ReptiCal. I have two 5-month-old sulcatas. They are on a diet of grass and misc weeds from our yard, cactus, hibiscus leaves, blackberry leaves and a bit of chopped zucchini or similar veggie. I also occasionally add a bti of chicory, endive or misc greens from...

hello everybody, my name is Alejandro and I am from Costa Rica, and I’m very new to owning a Sulcata... since the moment I knew about them I fell in love with the species but it was impossible to find/get them in my country until now and I am nuts about it... I’ve had sooo many questions and...

- My nighttime temperature for my Golden Greek is reading 81F is this too hot for his nighttime temp or is it okay? - Also - he likes to sleep out in the open... I was thinking he’s just comfortable but is that bad..? He’s buried himself a couple times but he really likes his lamps and just...

Hey all! Newbie asking another question again. :p Currently, I have a 26 watt, Reptile UVB 150 Desert UVB bulb from the ExoTerra brand. It's right around a foot above the substrate, and thus probably somewhere from 8-10 inches from the actual tortoise shell. It does sit on top of a rather...

Hi, What brand / where do I find calcium powder or whatever for my Hermann's tortoise? He is about 5 years old

So today Rusky decided he was going to try and eat a rock. It's about half his size, but he kept smelling it and opening his jaws and trying to eat it. I sprinkle calcium on his food once in a while and he has a cuttlebone which he took a small bite from about a week ago. What is he up to?