Cuttlebone feeding

[ImNewToThis]

My tortoise has a calcium deficiency from his caretaker and I bought him some cuttlebone to munch on. One thread said to feed him the whole piece but it seemed too much for him so I broke it in half. He faired better with it but he still struggles. Should I break down to an almost powder state for better digestion or?

 

[Randy Micheals]

Hello and welcome. You can use a file to shave a bit off on to the food when you feed.

 

[jeneliza]

Welcome, mine would never eat them, however there is caluim, powder that you can buy, of indoors use the caluim with vitumin d, outside with out vitumin d , putting this on there food is probably the best option because you can be sure there eating it, and you can control the amount, I do keep a cuttlefish bone in my encloser, but my girl isn't much for it,