Cuttle bone

[MnM10]

Bought a cuttle bone for my lil doode n I was wonderin if I just put it in his enclosure. And there's some hard stuff on one side- it's a little yellowish was wondering if I take that off and how

 

[dmarcus]

you can remove it, but I never do.

 

[MnM10]

you can remove it, but I never do.

It doesn't hurt him if I leave it on?

 

[dmarcus]

No, they either bite right through it or scrap it off with little to no effort depending on there size.

 

[yagyujubei]

I would always remove the membrane. but it's a pain.The only way I have found is sliding a thin blade under it and twisting. Be careful not to get blood all over the cuttlebone. I tried an orbital sander with 80 grit, and was unable to sand through it at all. If you soak it, it will soften a bit, but so will the bone. My young leopards couldn't bite through it, and were only able to scrape from one side. Once removed, they were eating much more.

 

[Dizisdalife]

I also remove the hard stuff. When my sulcata was small he couldn't bite through it and seemed to ignore it. Once I begin to remove the backing he ate cuttle bone more often. Now he can bite through it but I still remove the backing.

 

[MnM10]

I would always remove the membrane. but it's a pain.The only way I have found is sliding a thin blade under it and twisting. Be careful not to get blood all over the cuttlebone. I tried an orbital sander with 80 grit, and was unable to sand through it at all. If you soak it, it will soften a bit, but so will the bone. My young leopards couldn't bite through it, and were only able to scrape from one side. Once removed, they were eating much more.

Well see Flash will eat it =__= and I don't know if that's good for him or not. But I'll remove it with a pocket knife. Thanks.

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I also remove the hard stuff. When my sulcata was small he couldn't bite through it and seemed to ignore it. Once I begin to remove the backing he ate cuttle bone more often. Now he can bite through it but I still remove the backing.

How much is he supposed to eat? He's a fattie so if I leave the whole thing in there he'll prob eat it in one sitting

 

[Jacob]

Just leave the whole thing in their enclosure they will eat it when needed.

 

[MnM10]

Just leave the whole thing in their enclosure they will eat it when needed.

Ok thank you very much

 

[Dizisdalife]

I usually break it into smaller pieces, but he still gets the entire piece of cuttle bone. Sometimes he will ignore it for days, then gobble it down. Other times he will eat a few bites of it every day until it is gone. I am not worried about him getting enough calcium. Today he ate a half a pound of cactus pad along with some greens and grass.

 

[HonuFonu23]

Just leave the whole thing in their enclosure they will eat it when needed.

That's what I do. So ditto to that.