I have some cuttle bone for my baby turtles, they are only about 1 1/2 - 2 inches. the cuttle bone I have just taken about 3 inch strips of it and letting it float, now would it be alright if I took it and made it the size that the turtles could grab it and then swallow it. I would make it about the size of one of the food pellets. Thanks
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Cuttlebone
Dillon4203
Feb 09, 2003 06:59 PM
Replies (3)
draybar
Feb 10, 2003 11:29 AM
>>I have some cuttle bone for my baby turtles, they are only about 1 1/2 - 2 inches. the cuttle bone I have just taken about 3 inch strips of it and letting it float, now would it be alright if I took it and made it the size that the turtles could grab it and then swallow it. I would make it about the size of one of the food pellets. Thanks
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Jimmy (draybar)
wendy
Feb 10, 2003 11:39 AM
Remember to peal off the hard backing before placing it in the tank
nathana
May 13, 2003 09:33 AM
as long as you remove the backing, the size of the chunk of bone you leave floating is not really important. Even little turtles will gnaw on a big hunk once the know what it is. The benefit to a smaller chunk will be that it is gone before it is covered in algae and such, so it will be less likely to become an eyesore.
