General Care Discussion :: Cuttlebone...how much...how often?

[WyredHardware]

"The cuttlebone is the skeleton of the cuttlefish, which is a member of the cephalopod family, and a cousin of the octupus and other squids. This lightweight internal shell helps the creatures stay afloat. Cuttlefish live for only a few years and die after breeding. Commercial fishermen harvest the cuttlefish primarily for food, and the skeleton is cut out during preparation."
Pealed this off a "Pacific American Singer newsletter"

but ya. Cuttlebone is the bones,head,spine of a dead cuttlefish.

[urbancleopatra]

oh geez quite a neat bit of trivia. i just discovered that if i take a tiny tiny piece of cuttlebone and smash it even smaller between my fingers the babies will eat it right of my fingertips as opposed to several failed attempts to swallow it whole.