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gramatortoise
at Sun Oct 18 12:18:48 2009 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by gramatortoise ]
great info, but no one has mentioned quantities-
d3 is a poison in the wrong amounts. I have a redfoot who is all eagerness to consume an entire cuttlebone in one sitting. He is an adult, and my vet said he didn't need more than a sprinkling of calcium once a week. What about my yearlings? They can eat a cuttlebone (about a half one) over the course of three days. Does that mean they need it, or am I giving them too much? de Vosjoli says excessive calcium can cause pyramiding. the exact thing I'm trying to avoid!
I have searched chelonia.org, but no mention of quantities in specifics is given, except for adults.
Are natural sources of calcium (cuttlebones, eggshells) better for absorbtion? Safer for the body to not absorb incorrect amts of the wrong elements?
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