Calcium / Nutrobal outside?

Pretty Penguin · 21-04-2009, 05:20 PM

Hello, I'm slightly confused - it doesn't take much, lol! - Thumbelina (eight month old Marginated tortoise) is now outside nearly every day in a huge rabbit cage. I am picking her weeds every day but, please can anyone tell me if I still need to dust the weeds with calcium and Nutrobal, now she is outside? Thumbelina has a cuttlefish, oyster shell and limestone flour available to her at all times. Thank you very much!

Anna

**16 shells** · 21-04-2009, 06:42 PM

I would use supplements a small pinch a day.
Paul

Pretty Penguin · 21-04-2009, 08:32 PM

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Originally Posted by 16 shells

I would use supplements a small pinch a day.
Paul

Many thanks! Will do so

Anna

Ozric Jonathan · 22-04-2009, 08:41 PM

Mine get very little supplememnts when outside as I prefer they eat plants growing in the enclsoure. I do offer some meals of other plants grown outside the enclosure and sometimes I do put neutrobal on it.

Personally I feel its much less of an issue when they are outside. There is quite a bit of natural UV. I always have cuttlefish outside too but they don't bother much with it.

21-04-2009, 05:20 PM	#1
Pretty Penguin Member Incubating Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: The Secret Garden Posts: 165	Calcium / Nutrobal outside? Hello, I'm slightly confused - it doesn't take much, lol! - Thumbelina (eight month old Marginated tortoise) is now outside nearly every day in a huge rabbit cage. I am picking her weeds every day but, please can anyone tell me if I still need to dust the weeds with calcium and Nutrobal, now she is outside? Thumbelina has a cuttlefish, oyster shell and limestone flour available to her at all times. Thank you very much! Anna __________________

21-04-2009, 06:42 PM	#2
16 shells Super Moderator Adult Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Hull Posts: 7,286	I would use supplements a small pinch a day. Paul __________________ Paul.

22-04-2009, 08:41 PM	#4
Ozric Jonathan Senior Member Adult Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: West of Scotland Posts: 4,226	Mine get very little supplememnts when outside as I prefer they eat plants growing in the enclsoure. I do offer some meals of other plants grown outside the enclosure and sometimes I do put neutrobal on it. Personally I feel its much less of an issue when they are outside. There is quite a bit of natural UV. I always have cuttlefish outside too but they don't bother much with it. __________________ Testudo Hermanni Hermanni (Corse) tortoises

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