Just wondering what the procedure is for giving cuttlebone to juveniles?
Oct 16, 2009 #1 Bryan Active Member 10 Year Member! Joined Apr 23, 2009 Messages 590 Just wondering what the procedure is for giving cuttlebone to juveniles?
Oct 16, 2009 #2 Yvonne G Old Timer TFO Admin 10 Year Member! Platinum Tortoise Club Joined Jan 23, 2008 Messages 93,432 Location (City and/or State) Clovis, CA You can either just lay in on the floor of the habitat, soft side up, or you can grate it over their food. Yvonne
You can either just lay in on the floor of the habitat, soft side up, or you can grate it over their food. Yvonne
Oct 16, 2009 #3 Bryan Active Member 10 Year Member! Joined Apr 23, 2009 Messages 590 emysemys said: You can either just lay in on the floor of the habitat, soft side up, or you can grate it over their food. Yvonne Click to expand... Thanks a lot Yvonne!
emysemys said: You can either just lay in on the floor of the habitat, soft side up, or you can grate it over their food. Yvonne Click to expand... Thanks a lot Yvonne!
Oct 16, 2009 #4 bettinge Member 5 Year Member Joined Apr 11, 2009 Messages 921 Location (City and/or State) Upstate NY Grate over the food......never thought of that!
Oct 16, 2009 #5 T tortoisenerd Active Member 5 Year Member Joined Dec 18, 2008 Messages 3,957 Location (City and/or State) Washington Great if you have lots of cuttlebone but no pure calcium supplement on hand. It's really soft on one side so easy to do with a butter knife.
Great if you have lots of cuttlebone but no pure calcium supplement on hand. It's really soft on one side so easy to do with a butter knife.
Oct 17, 2009 #6 Traveller Member 5 Year Member Joined Mar 1, 2009 Messages 412 Location (City and/or State) Ontario, Canada I break the cuttlebone into smaller pieces for our young redfoot, I find it gets pretty grundgy sitting in that high humidity. She may go a few weeks before she touches it but then decides she needs some. Funny little creatures.
I break the cuttlebone into smaller pieces for our young redfoot, I find it gets pretty grundgy sitting in that high humidity. She may go a few weeks before she touches it but then decides she needs some. Funny little creatures.