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my little man is eating well i feed him a good handful a day ,.thats a little biger than him just weeds .He is 5 weeks old my question is do i splinkle that supplemant over every day or not what do u do. thanks matt
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RE: celsum suplumant
My calcium days are Tuesdays Thursdays and Sundays. So basically every other day. W/ an MVB bulb due to the lack of warm weather at the moment.
My calcium days are Tuesdays Thursdays and Sundays. So basically every other day. W/ an MVB bulb due to the lack of warm weather at the moment.
RE: celsum suplumant
Some people do it every day. Others never use any. Both groups raise healthy smooth tortoises.
I like to use it two or three times a week for little babies. Like Fernando above, mine get lots of warm CA sun too. Just remember, all the calcium in the world is useless to them with out a good source of UV (direct sunshine or a mercury vapor bulb)
Some people leave out some powdered calcium in a cap of some sort, and/or cuttlebone, and let the tort self regulate. Mine usually don't touch these items, but that's probably because I put it on their food and they already eat it regularly.
Some people do it every day. Others never use any. Both groups raise healthy smooth tortoises.
I like to use it two or three times a week for little babies. Like Fernando above, mine get lots of warm CA sun too. Just remember, all the calcium in the world is useless to them with out a good source of UV (direct sunshine or a mercury vapor bulb)
Some people leave out some powdered calcium in a cap of some sort, and/or cuttlebone, and let the tort self regulate. Mine usually don't touch these items, but that's probably because I put it on their food and they already eat it regularly.
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RE: celsum suplumant
thanks i just gave him a bath there was loads of white stuff so i presume it was celsiom i use a uv light on them 14 hours a day
thanks i just gave him a bath there was loads of white stuff so i presume it was celsiom i use a uv light on them 14 hours a day
RE: celsum suplumant
just fyi
it's spelled - Calcium
just fyi
it's spelled - Calcium
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RE: celsum suplumant
whats fyi
fmadrigal said:just fyi
it's spelled - Calcium
whats fyi
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RE: celsum suplumant
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RE: celsum suplumant
No, the white stuff was urates.
mattkearley said:
No, the white stuff was urates.
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I hope you are feeding him more then just a handful of weeds. He needs a wide variety of food to get all the nutrition he needs to grow healthy. Here's a link to help you out. Here's a short example of food that he should be eating...
The diet should be at least 70% grasses and hay. Not surprisingly, given its preference for grassland habitats the Sulcata grazes, extensively upon mixed grasses weeds, and flowers. Grasses, Clovers, Grape, Mulberry & Fig leaves, Dandelion, Plantain (the weed) , Hibiscus (leaves and flowers), Opuntia, Thistles, Chickweed .T
That's just a short example and the link will help you out with more...
http://africantortoise.com/diet.htm
The diet should be at least 70% grasses and hay. Not surprisingly, given its preference for grassland habitats the Sulcata grazes, extensively upon mixed grasses weeds, and flowers. Grasses, Clovers, Grape, Mulberry & Fig leaves, Dandelion, Plantain (the weed) , Hibiscus (leaves and flowers), Opuntia, Thistles, Chickweed .T
That's just a short example and the link will help you out with more...
http://africantortoise.com/diet.htm
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