Hey all!
I've always been recommended to give my tortoise cuttle bones to nibble on, I'm assuming for the calcium (?). He really seems to like them and will eat the whole thing in one sitting, so I'm assuming his body needs the calcium.
However, he is such a weirdo. He doesn't bite off small enough pieces and thus has super painful poops with sharp pieces of cuttle bone in it. I stopped giving him the cuttle bone once I realized this.
Does anyone else's tortoise have this problem? What can I do to supplement his diet in a way that he receives the right amount of calcium?
Thanks!
I've always been recommended to give my tortoise cuttle bones to nibble on, I'm assuming for the calcium (?). He really seems to like them and will eat the whole thing in one sitting, so I'm assuming his body needs the calcium.
However, he is such a weirdo. He doesn't bite off small enough pieces and thus has super painful poops with sharp pieces of cuttle bone in it. I stopped giving him the cuttle bone once I realized this.
Does anyone else's tortoise have this problem? What can I do to supplement his diet in a way that he receives the right amount of calcium?
Thanks!