General Care Discussion :: cuttlebone (turtlebone)

[BOBOTHETURT]

How much should I give her ? She needs a good shed

[devilduck]

I usual break off a piece about twice the size of their head. Once it stops floating I get rid of it.

[BOBOTHETURT]

How often ?

[meltedspork]

You should have some in the tank at all times... your turtle will eat it when he/she needs it. I just throw the whole thing in there and replace it when it all gets eaten.

[Into_the_Mystic]

I cut it up in bite size pieces.. He loves it and I feed it to him every 2 to 3 days.

[BOBOTHETURT]

Thanks, basically what I've been doing but wanted to be sure I wasn't over feeding

[Into_the_Mystic]

You should have some in the tank at all times... your turtle will eat it when he/she needs it. I just throw the whole thing in there and replace it when it all gets eaten.

So I can put some pieces in everyday? Their is no such thing as "too much" cuttlebone?

[steve]

Yes you can use it everyday, but it's not necessary in a balanced diet. So there isn't too much you can give, though always keep things in moderation and remove the hard backing.

[BOBOTHETURT]

The shell oof the turtle bone ?? I thought it was read to use or are you talking about the cuttlebone Steve ???

[steve]

Turtle bone is usually the same as cuttlebone (just with "turtle" as a prefix so they can charge more). They almost always have a hard backing that you need to remove.

[BOBOTHETURT]

Yeah I know that charge more Steve but where I live there is very little pet shops and they usually don't even have fish never mind cuttlebone or turtle stuff !!!

[adbritta]

Turtle bones are cuttlebones. They're the same thing, but one costs more because it's "for" turtles. Both generally have a hard backing. Any pet store that has bird supplies will almost always sell cuttlebones - they're in the bird section near the "treats" usually. They're also just a couple of dollars online.


Maybe this post will clear some things up http://www.redearslider.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=18320