Calcium

mdrunyon

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What kind of calcium do you use on sulcata tortoise food?

I feed mine romaine but with romaine getting pulled from shelves we have been having problems feeding since she is a picky butt.

She doesn’t really like the dried food. But I need to know what the calcium is and where I can get it. I am still new to this.

Thank you
 

Tim Carlisle

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I use a pinch of ReptiCal for my sully. I also have a cuttlebone available that it bites on occasionally. I bought the ReptiCal from Amazon.com, and the cuttlebone from a local grocery store (look in the bird food/supplies section).
 

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I got a four pack of cuttlebone from Menards a month ago for 5 bucks. My tort never touched the previous one until I got that four pack and gave her one.
 

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What kind of calcium do you use on sulcata tortoise food?

I feed mine romaine but with romaine getting pulled from shelves we have been having problems feeding since she is a picky butt.

She doesn’t really like the dried food. But I need to know what the calcium is and where I can get it. I am still new to this.

Thank you
Romaine is not a good food source for any tortoise. Feeding the correct foods will go a long way in solving the calcium problem too. I don't use a lot of supplementation of any kind anymore because I feed a variety if high fiber, high calcium foods. Read those threads that TechnoCheese linked.
 

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Romaine is not a good food source for any tortoise. Feeding the correct foods will go a long way in solving the calcium problem too. I don't use a lot of supplementation of any kind anymore because I feed a variety if high fiber, high calcium foods. Read those threads that TechnoCheese linked.

Do you mean Danielle? ;)
 
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