Likes to eat slate?

[Mimbulus]

I have just today got my first Tort - a spur. In their table enclosure I'd created a small rockery using broken slate (the left overs from from a kitchen floor unused and washed). Tort is having a good explore the new area - but keeps going back to the slate rockery and appears to be having a good chew and lick of the slate. Anything to worru about?
mim.

[gregnobes]

new substrates they find they will eat normally in summer when i first put my tortoises out they try and eat the mud for a few days just be careful they dont eat any slate as its sharp and may damage there insides

Its good for them to have a little nibble of slate as it will keep beaks nice and trim but i advise you get a cuttlefish! Soak it in water for about 5 min and hopefully the little 1 will chew that instead great source of calcium

[Alan1]

Originally Posted by Mimbulus

I have just today got my first Tort - a spur. In their table enclosure I'd created a small rockery using broken slate (the left overs from from a kitchen floor unused and washed). Tort is having a good explore the new area - but keeps going back to the slate rockery and appears to be having a good chew and lick of the slate. Anything to worru about?
mim.

not really, if the pieces are too big to swallow

[Torterra]

As long as there no small bits of slate they can swallow then it is fine, they are curious creatures and like to explore surroundings. Cuttlefish or a calcium rock is good to have in table, trim beaks and calcium.