The Tortoise Block they sell around me is actually cuttlefish bone. This one I have never seen before. Might have to keep an eye out for it though.
phantoms said:The Tortoise Block they sell around me is actually cuttlefish bone. This one I have never seen before. Might have to keep an eye out for it though.
yagyujubei said:I make my own blocks - calcium carbonate and water - and a mold. Mine love 'em.
bfmorris said:yagyujubei said:I make my own blocks - calcium carbonate and water - and a mold. Mine love 'em.
For the sulcata tortoises the mix can be stiffened with one part plaster of paris to two part calcium carbonate and poured into a mold container like a one gallon plastic bucket, to cure.
DolanKoops said:I've used it my tort wouldn't eat it so I broke it up coz I thought she might eat it in small chunks mixed with her other food and she didn't
FADE2BLACK_1973 said:phantoms said:The Tortoise Block they sell around me is actually cuttlefish bone. This one I have never seen before. Might have to keep an eye out for it though.
I seen the cuttlebone for turtles and tortoises but not the true Tortoise Block yet. There is a big difference between the 2. Both serve as chew sources. Only the cuttlebone is 100% natural bone. While Tortoise Block is a calcium and vitamin block made up of all sorts of things. So what you see for sale around you is probley Zoo Med's Turtle Bone but still a must need calcium source for turtles and torts.