"Tortoise Block" not dissolving through digestive system

[russian/sulcata/tortoise]

my sulcata loves his calcium block so much, he munches on it all the time. so i was cleaning out his cage when i noticed white thing in this poop. i thought the where rocks but i realized it was some of his calcium block!!!! is this normal? why is the calcium not dissolving completely when she eats it? can this harm her?

 

[Tom]

What kind of block? Lots of things pass through undigested. Feed them a whole pumpkin and then check out the seeds two weeks later.

 

[russian/sulcata/tortoise]

i use this type of calcium block.

 

[Tom]

Funny. None of mine will touch those. I have one that's been sitting untouched for two years...

I don't think it will hurt your tortoise, but you could switch to cuttlebone if you are concerned.

 

[russian/sulcata/tortoise]

thank you! how should i feed them the pumpkin?

 

[Tom]

thank you! how should i feed them the pumpkin?

I just plunk a whole pumpkin in the sulcata pen and they make it disappear!

 

[russian/sulcata/tortoise]

lol my little Zooboo is only 8 inches long, i don't think he can eat an entire pumpkin!

 

[Tom]

lol my little Zooboo is only 8 inches long, i don't think he can eat an entire pumpkin!

I use a cheese grater and grate it up for smaller ones. Mix that in with some greens once in a while. Good stuff.

The seeds might be too big unless you blend them or somehow grind them up.

 

[Turtle16]

I will have to try the disappearing pumpkin trick with my 9 year old sulcata. Thanks for the idea

 

[Yellow Turtle01]

I will have to try the disappearing pumpkin trick with my 9 year old sulcata. Thanks for the idea

It's just like magic