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im finding this VERY cumbersome >

Can you give me some tips on taking the backing off? everytime i try, the bone is reduced to dust and the turtles can't eat it!

Thanks~ Nicole

I chip it off with a sharp knife.

Nancy

Try soaking it in a bowl of water over night. I use a butter knife along the edge of the backing.

Katrina

>>Try soaking it in a bowl of water over night. I use a butter knife along the edge of the backing.
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>>Katrina

thanks Katrina, chipping it off just turns it to dust.
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my shell kids:

Speedy, 10 year old female
Soup, 4 year old female

Adopted Aug/04 from Reptile Rescue Alberta
(thanks Christian! )

use a sharp knife..be careful of course, and chip off huge chunks. Exacto knifes would work too. Just BEEEE CAREFUL!