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Post Posted: Thu Jul 14, 2011 4:51 pm   food problems...

My baby turtles are have a hard time biting into thier reptomin sticks and my cuttlebone smells like hell.
please help..
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Post Posted: Fri Jul 15, 2011 4:46 pm   Re: food problems...

Make turtle jello shots for them. They come out soft. Recipe is 2nd topic down in Feeding & Nutrition.
Or soak the Repto sticks in tuna water to soften them up.
Or feed them BABY turtle food.
Ditch the cuttlebone if it smells that bad.
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Post Posted: Fri Jul 15, 2011 10:19 pm   Re: food problems...

How long have you had this problem?
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Post Posted: Sun Jul 17, 2011 7:44 pm   Re: food problems...

I had my turtles for about 3 months and what the heck is tuna water
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Post Posted: Mon Jul 18, 2011 10:06 am   Re: food problems...

Water (not oil) from canned tuna.
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Post Posted: Mon Jul 18, 2011 2:07 pm   Re: food problems...

The cuttlebone smells bad cause it's left in the water to long, I had the same problem.
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