Feeding and Nutrition

Posted: Mon Sep 08, 2008 11:48 pm **Cuttlebone**

Can turtles eat too much cuttlebone. I seem to go thru a cuttlebone every like three days cause Morris just loves them. I just want to know if u can over feed cuttlebone?

Posted: Mon Sep 08, 2008 11:48 pm

I dont think so.

Posted: Mon Sep 08, 2008 11:49 pm

No, I don't think so. They eat only as much as they need.

Posted: Thu Sep 11, 2008 12:14 am

Well, its possible to overfeed anything. If you are serving a well varied diet with a good pellet, I'd limit the cuttlebone.

Posted: Thu Sep 11, 2008 10:45 am

well i give them both a great diet just morris as soon as the cuttlebone goes in there its done in like 2 days. granted theres two of them BUT morris is the strong cuttlebone eater

Posted: Sat Sep 13, 2008 9:23 am

what is cuttlebone and where do I get some??

Is it ok for hatchlings? :shock:

Posted: Sat Sep 13, 2008 10:12 pm

Cuttlebone is the internal shell of a cuttlefish. It's a good calcium supplement for turtles and birds. They're sold in the bird supply section of pet stores. When you get them, they'll have a hard backing on one side which you'll have to remove. I personally like to break the cuttlebone into chunks before chipping off the hard bit, but everybody's got their own preferred method.

Posted: Sat Sep 13, 2008 10:14 pm

chrisinva wrote:what is cuttlebone and where do I get some??

Is it ok for hatchlings?

It is okay for hatchlings, and i Found mine in the reptile section at petsmart. called turtle bone.

Posted: Sat Sep 13, 2008 10:27 pm

be sure and take the hard plastic backing off though. turtle bone and cuttlebone are the same thing. cuttlebone is cheaper though

Posted: Sat Sep 13, 2008 10:30 pm

Daniel3507 wrote:be sure and take the hard plastic backing off though. turtle bone and cuttlebone are the same thing. cuttlebone is cheaper though

how much do you put in at a time? what size pieces?

Posted: Sat Sep 13, 2008 10:31 pm

really i just put a big chunk in. that way its there when it is needed. the size depends on how much of it i break trying to get the stupid backing haha.

Posted: Sun Sep 14, 2008 8:31 am

i always cut the cuttlebone in small slice so that easy for them to bite it.. love to hear when they eat the cuttlebone.. sounds like eating snacks.. huhuh

Posted: Mon Sep 15, 2008 8:43 pm

If you live in ottawa ont. at st laurent shopping centre they sell cuttle bone for .95 cents for a big chunk and with no backing!!!!!!!!

Posted: Mon Sep 15, 2008 8:44 pm

Soooo should i break the cuttlebone into half...and when she eats that dont give it to her again for another couple days...?

Posted: Mon Sep 15, 2008 8:52 pm

This is talked about in Chrisbarnetts thread a couple threads down. Watch how much you feed your turtle, I recommend giving him a piece about 1.5 times the area of his head. Feed him this size ever 2-3 days, although you can feed it to him daily I don't recommend that. As I said in Chrisbarnetts thread I will ask the store where I go what they have to say about how often RES should be given cuttlebone.

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