Calcium and Opo

Ray--Opo said:

I have always noticed after feeding a pinch of calcium. He seemed to get a little lethargic for a day.
Now Opo is 2 yrs old and about 13lbs.
Is a teaspoon of calcium to much?
I use powderized eggshell for awhile now.
Fed him yesterday and he is lethargic again. I feed calcium once a week.
One time he ate a cuttle bone in about 10 minutes. He was off for 2 days.
Am I giving him to much?
Does anyone else notice this with their torts?

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Maro2Bear said:

Ray, i think just having a cuttlefish bone out and nibbled and devoured is enough. I don’t think you need to be routinely adding calcium pinches daily. A good mixed feeding, some egg shells once in awhile and a cuttlefish bone seems like enough.

I’m not sure the extra calcium has anything to do with the lethargic symptoms you are noting. Our Sully often eats a TON one or two days, then hangs out for long periods in his shed. Then, right back out in a day or two HANGRY! She knows thete’s food in the dish.

Routine feeding of a good mixed variety, access to water, cuttlefish bone present all the time. And don’t worry too much.

Today, worry about Dorian! Batten the hatches.

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Maro2Bear said:

Ray, i think just having a cuttlefish bone out and nibbled and devoured is enough. I don’t think you need to be routinely adding calcium pinches daily. A good mixed feeding, some egg shells once in awhile and a cuttlefish bone seems like enough.

I’m not sure the extra calcium has anything to do with the lethargic symptoms you are noting. Our Sully often eats a TON one or two days, then hangs out for long periods in his shed. Then, right back out in a day or two HANGRY! She knows thete’s food in the dish.

Routine feeding of a good mixed variety, access to water, cuttlefish bone present all the time. And don’t worry too much.

Today, worry about Dorian! Batten the hatches.

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queen koopa said:

Yes, my 6 year old female sully does this. Binge eat her lawn plus cactus and then don’t see her for a day or 2 as she’s loading her shed with poo and napping. She will continue to eat if I bring her food... If I hold anything green in-front of her house opening she will come out to see if its worth it.

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