22-03-2007, 09:10 PM | #1 |
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Cuttle Bone Powder?
Hi guys, i was reading up online about cuttle fish bone cant remember what site, but someone had posted that If you great cuttle bone finely so its like calcium powder, you can apply this as the suppliment on food?
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22-03-2007, 09:22 PM | #2 |
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Hi Taylor
I think i read that cuttlefish bone is an extra source of calcium,and it helps to keep there beaks down, but i dont think it is enough to rely on. I give my torts calcium powder and cuttlefish bone is there if needed Paul |
22-03-2007, 09:37 PM | #3 |
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Thanks, i was just wondering cuz if it is ok to grind down into powder, i guess it saves 7 pound on nutrobal! (NOT SAYING IM A TIGHT BUTT WITH MONEY) just thought it might be easier ratehr than travelling a few miles for something thats pound i can go to the local store an get 3 cuttlefish bone an grind them
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22-03-2007, 09:39 PM | #4 |
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nutrobal in not purely calcium it has lots of extra vitamins and minerals essential for healthy growth
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22-03-2007, 09:40 PM | #5 |
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Cuttlefish is just calcium. Nutrabol is a mix of different vitamins and minerals. So it wouldn't save on nutrabol as you would still need to be buying it.
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22-03-2007, 09:49 PM | #6 |
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Ooooh i see, but wouldnt the weeds contain the vits and stuff they need? or am i getting mixed up now
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22-03-2007, 09:58 PM | #7 |
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torts need additional vitamins and minerals in order to "absorb" the calcium so good weeds good uv and nutrobal good accomodation are all required to keep a tort healthy |
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If you get the calcium carbonate from a horse retailers it is quite cheap. For a really large
quantity.
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23-03-2007, 11:34 AM | #9 |
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Nutrobal in a calcium balancer, tortoises need a calcium to phosphorus balance of at least 2-1, idealy much higher more like 5-1.
Cuttle fish will not redress the balance as it contains phosphorous, Nutrobal cotains pure Calcium carbonate to helps redress this balance, as well as other vitamins, notable vit D3 that the tortoises need to utilize the Calcium in there diet. As Sandy says you can buy pure calcium carbonate from a horse feed supplier its less than a fiver for about 3kgs, doesn't have an expiry date like Nutrobal and will give a positive increase in the calcium to phosphorous level. But with out sufficient vitamin D3, the tortoises won't be able to use the calcium effectively. They either need this Vitamin in there diet, or through UV exposure, and we don't have anywhere near the UV exposure that they get in the naitive countries. |
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Very well put swad, agree totally with what you stated
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