?Where to buy best calcium supplement?

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Hi, i request someone or anyone to suggest me good and best calcium dust for my baby tortoise which is available in India, online or offline but thenproduct shouldnbe available in India.
Same for good uvb bulbs and basking bulds.
Also suggestions for food, right now im giving them little hibiscus leaves, bermuda grass and opuntia spineless cactus. Please suggest me if anything i can add which i can get from India only. Desperately to thank the people whoever is going to help me in these questions.
Please help me.
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Clacium dust,
UVB - UVA Bulb,
Basking Bulb,
Food.

Thank you in Advance.
 

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Calcium dust should be easy to find on line. I also make a cuttle fish bone available in the enclosure also used for birds in cages.
 
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Calcium dust should be easy to find on line. I also make a cuttle fish bone available in the enclosure also used for birds in cages.
Yes i see some of them online, but iam unsure which one to buy, i dont want to land in wrong place, instead of providing healthy supplement i dont want to end up in spoiling them by choosing wrong one.
 

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I have attached what I use but appreciate it depends on what you can get plus you have lots of natural UV?
 

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Someone correct me if I'm wrong, but I don't think there is a "Best" calcium supplement. Calcium is calcium, no good or bad. This is the one I buy:


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You can buy it with D3 for indoor reptiles or without D3 for reptiles that get real sun time.

There are two kinds of calcium - calcium citrate and calcium carbonate. The carbonate is more readily available. I don't know as one's any better than the other.
 
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I use either the one Yvonne pictured, or the RepCal brand. I don't know what is available in India. Any pure calcium carbonate powder should be fine. You only need a tiny pinch twice a week.

You will have to learn to identify the weeds and plants in your area. There are many plant ID apps for this now, or you can post pics here and we can try to help.
 
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I use either the one Yvonne pictured, or the RepCal brand. I don't know what is available in India. Any pure calcium carbonate powder should be fine. You only need a tiny pinch twice a week.

You will have to learn to identify the weeds and plants in your area. There are many plant ID apps for this now, or you can post pics here and we can try to help.
Just got some picture of what i was thinking. The picture was calcium carbonate and tiny pinch a week. This is what i was looking for. But yeah also it would be much easier if i was able to find the right product i feel like skipping 3 steps straight. Also i would feel confident that someone else also using it.
 
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