Cuttlebone

[rest7773]

hey guys...

I got some cuttlebones...just wanted to know how to remove the upper hard layer easily.. n my torts nvr try to eat em when thet are whole..But when i smash it into small peices they eat it.

 

[turdle yerdle]

I don't understand what you mean by removing the top layer, can't you just smash it?

 

[Maro2Bear]

Yes, i agree. Just take your hammer and break into a few smaller pieces. I don't think you can easily remove that part of the cuttlebone.

 

[Yvonne G]

I worry that the hard backing would cut the throat and innards. I just lay it soft side up and they scrape the soft part off the hard back.

 

[Grandpa Turtle 144]

Thank you all ! You've named all the reasons I use dried egg shells run through a coffee grinder !

 

[ZEROPILOT]

Oops. Mine eat the razor sharp, hard parts too.

 

[Maverick]

Oops. Mine eat the razor sharp, hard parts too.

Mine too!

 

[TammyJ]

If I was to start worrying about feeding whole cuttlebone now, I would also have to start worrying about giving them snails with those hard, crunchy shells too! But I don't.

Sometimes I grater the cuttlebone and mix it with their greens, but I feed it whole too.

 

[lokibaby25]

Is this the same kind of cuttlebone bone you would get for a bird?

 

[Toddrickfl1]

I just use my fingernails to break small pieces off the hard backing. One of my water turtles cut his mouth on it one time so I always remove the backing now

 

[Maro2Bear]

Is this the same kind of cuttlebone bone you would get for a bird?

Yes... same ones.