Is the cuttlefish/turtle bone good for tortoise?
2019年3月7日 · Cuttlefish bone is bone. And bone is high in phosphorus, there By potentially throwing off the Ca ratio of a meal. It is safer to feed calcium carbonate, with or without added D3. I get Now brand calcium carbonate powder, made for humans.
The Right Way to use Cuttle Bone - FishLore Aquarium Forum
2023年11月16日 · It dissolves over time after a day or two, but much faster than using a whole Cuttle Bone piece. You can easily plop these pieces in the back of your plants or decorations out of sight and they will do the job. Just add a piece or two after every weekly water change. It seems like the biggest problem is adding the whole Cuttle Bone piece.
What is a Cuttlebone, Anyway? - FishLore Aquarium Forum
2018年10月5日 · Cuttlebones come from a creature called a "cuttlefish", highly intelligent and social relatives of octopuses and squid. The "bone" is a modified internal shell that serves as a support and also buoyancy control (think of it as a swim bladder made of porous bone).
about cuttle bone - Tortoise Forum
2022年1月25日 · We get our Sully’s cuttlefish bone from the pet section at WalMart. We usually peak in the box it’s packaged in to make sure that it’s a nice big one, but the cost is about $1.30. I toss one into our Sullys area abiut once every three months. It might sit untouched for days or weeks, then, overnight like magic it will be devoured.
Cuttle Bone and/or Calcium Powder? | Tortoise Forum
2016年7月20日 · Tums are an excellent source and readily available for a reasonable price and can substitute for cuttle bone. Cuttle bone has other minerals in it as well, so Tums are not a replacement, but a handy alternative.
Is this “cuttlefish bone” good for hermanns baby?
2020年10月4日 · I recently purchased some cuttlefish bone for my baby hermanns to get extra calcium and came across the below one from Amazon. The baby seems to really enjoy the product and nibbles on it non-stop. They are not real cuttlefish bone, and made from cuttlefish bone power and other ingredients. Ingredients are listed below:
Too much cuttlefish bone - Tortoise Forum
2020年4月20日 · After leaving an eight inch cuttlefish bone in his enclosure for about two weeks, my 3 inch russian tortoise finished it. I noticed him passing urates more (2 times a week). He is hydrated and I had already cut off high oxalic acid containing greens. Is that way too much calcium for him? Should I limit his supply of cuttlefish bone and what is ...
Cuttlefish bone - Tortoise Forum
2017年5月28日 · Luckily my sulcata started eating the cuddle-bone the day I put it in the box with him. I still give powder once a week in his food for now. Still only just around month old.
Cuttlefish bone...Enough? - Tortoise Forum
2021年1月28日 · Cuttlefish bone...Enough? Thread starter ZahraE; Start date Sep 18, 2022; Sep 18, 2022 #1 ZahraE Member. ...
Cuttle bone from beach | Tortoise Forum
2011年7月31日 · Cuttlefish bone is homologous to the pen of a squid, which looks like this: But I rather doubt there are enough cuttlefish in the ocean to supply the pet trade with all those millions of "bones." The ones you buy in packages also seem rather chalky in texture, not to mention regular in size and shape.