I recently adopted a baby Ig that has MBD. The vet told
me to add a pinch of tums daily to his food to get this
corrected.
I have also started adding this to my yearling Redfoot's diet
as well. Does anyone see a problem with this?
Thanks
Linda
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Question on Tums as calcium supplement
Linda G
Oct 24, 2003 12:59 PM
Replies (10)
EJ
Oct 24, 2003 01:06 PM
Lots of people use this without a problem but there are sources with less additives (flavoring and sugar). That's why cuttlebone is so popular. It is easy to obtain and it is pretty much pure calcium carbonate.
Ed
bloomindaedalus
Oct 24, 2003 03:58 PM
many of my turtles won't go near cuttlebone but i have had lots of success with various calcium carbonate and calcium gluconate pills made for humans. get the ones made to be swallowed with no sugar added.
honuman
Oct 24, 2003 05:54 PM
I just grate the cuttlebone over their veggies mix the powder in to the salad.
they eat and have no idea that they are doing so. I tried leaving bits of it in the pen for them to eat but they never touched it.
Of course this method is OUT for any aquatics but does the trick for torts.
Steve
sonodog
Oct 26, 2003 03:21 AM
I take eggshells and boil them for at least 15 minuts, then I crush them into a powder. It's a bit of work, but it is free and saves you a trip to the petstore for the cuttlebone. You boil them to kill all the bacteria.
tortugas
Oct 24, 2003 04:40 PM
You could just sprinkle calcium carbonate on their food - thats what I do, in addition to the cuttlebone, which I think over time, looses its fishy smell.
Nikki22
Oct 26, 2003 07:17 AM
Just curious what are turns?
Sohni
Oct 26, 2003 11:56 AM
Boy, your eyes are worse than mine, unless you're joking, of course. T-U-M-S, Tums!
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Sohni
Northern California
0.1 Baja de L.A. Rosy Boa
0.1 Okeetee Corn Snake
1.1 Rubber Boas
1.0 Leopard Gecko
0.0.1 Hermann's Tortoise
plus my kids' herps:
0.0.1 California King Snake
1.0 Mexican Rosy Boa
0.1 Leopard Gecko
EJ
Oct 26, 2003 02:02 PM
don't read like someone we all know and love.
Ed
(it's a joke.)
Nikki22
Oct 27, 2003 06:10 AM
Funny,
guess my eyes were playing tricks on me, I'm 20/20!
Nikki
Sohni
Oct 27, 2003 11:49 AM
I have my 11 year old read medicine labels to me, because the writing is so small (which just goes to prove what goes around really does come around, because I used to tease my dad when he complained about small writing on labels).
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Sohni
Northern California
0.1 Baja de L.A. Rosy Boa
0.1 Okeetee Corn Snake
1.1 Rubber Boas
1.0 Leopard Gecko
0.0.1 Hermann's Tortoise
plus my kids' herps:
0.0.1 California King Snake
1.0 Mexican Rosy Boa
0.1 Leopard Gecko
