Ibera Greek Eating Calcium/D Powder

[caymaria]

Lately, my tortoise has been eating the calcium/vit D Fluker's powder off his food and bowl. He is still eating normally and I mix his diet with spring mix, dandelions, mazzuri, etc. but he seems too attracted to the powder. I have been taking him out on warm days for some extra sunshine and his powersun bulb is on about 12-14 hours a day, but I am still concerned he is not getting enough vitamins by the way he goes crazy for the powder. I sprinkle his food daily but he is so attracted to the white powder almost as if he is addicted to it! I plan on getting him a cuddlebone, but wondered if it is safe to leave a small bowl Fluker's Calcium with Vit. D. in his enclosure (or just plain calcium)...or could he overdose? Or should I decrease use of sprinkling on his food?

Thanks in advance!

 

[Terry Allan Hall]

Doubt he'll overdose...young tortoises need a lot of calcium, but any extra'll just come out in his urates. How old/large is he?

Be sure he stays well hydrated, though...are you soaking him, and if so, how often?

 

[l0velesly]

Lucky! haha I cannot get my tort to eat the vitamin powder. I have to trick it by hiding the powder underneath the veggies.

 

[caymaria]

Thanks everyone. He is almost 1 year old as of July I soak him about every other day and spray his food with water every other day as well.

 

[Jacob]

That's Enough Vitamins!
Do You Ever Feed Cactus, Its Great?

 

[GBtortoises]

All of my tortoises, including my Ibera Greeks, have always been offered calcium carbonate "on the side", I never coat their food with it. I have found that they will consume different amounts of it at different times of year and different stages of growth. I prefer to let them decide how much they need rather than constantly coating food with it.

 

[bikerchicspain]

I use cuttlefish,mine love them,
I have never gave my reptiles vitamins, with the proper varied diet I don't see the need, mine are all healthy, imo

 

[GBtortoises]

"I have never gave my reptiles vitamins, with the proper varied diet I don't see the need, mine are all healthy, imo"

DITTO that!