Re: Pictures of Cuttlebone Backing
Posted: Thu Dec 16, 2010 2:13 pmA veggie clip has a suction cup.
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Posted: Thu Dec 16, 2010 2:13 pmRe: Pictures of Cuttlebone Backing
Posted: Thu Jan 06, 2011 11:23 amwhat are the benefits of cuttle bone?
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Posted: Sat Jan 08, 2011 3:26 amIt's a calcium rich dietary supplement. Very useful for turtles, birds and chinchillas. Oh and hermit crabs too, I think.
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Posted: Thu Jan 20, 2011 11:36 pmV Lou wrote:I break off about a quarter of of the cuttlebone and toss that fairly large piece into the turtles' water. They eat it as they get around to it. So much to do in a day for a turtle. It takes them about a week to eat that quarter cuttlebone and I toss in another.
lol, hah, there definately is so much to do....a day in the life,
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Posted: Fri Jan 21, 2011 3:58 pmthanks for the instructions! i'm a new member of the site but i leached on it for a few weeks (please don't hate). i rate this forum A++ 
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Posted: Tue Feb 15, 2011 8:47 amAt some times, taking off the backing was really easy, but in some places, I would have to remove a pretty good chunk of bone with it.
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Posted: Sun Feb 20, 2011 2:50 pmThank you for this sticky... It is very informative and useful!!
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Posted: Thu Jun 23, 2011 11:31 pmV Lou wrote:I tried bird cuttlebone and found it to be very dry and spintery once the turtles munched on it; it made lots of sharp fragments in the water. I went back to using turtle cuttlebone; it's processing seems to leave it less powdery, helps it stay more intact.
I break off about a quarter of of the cuttlebone and toss that fairly large piece into the turtles' water. They eat it as they get around to it. So much to do in a day for a turtle. It takes them about a week to eat that quarter cuttlebone and I toss in another.
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Posted: Thu Jun 23, 2011 11:38 pmSo which one is better and easier to get??
A cuttlebone in the Bird Dept or Turtle Dept.
Is there anyone that I dont have to peal the back off??
A cuttlebone in the Bird Dept or Turtle Dept.
Is there anyone that I dont have to peal the back off??
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Posted: Fri Jun 24, 2011 10:07 amit is MUCH cheaper in the bird section..for a bigger piece. I havent seen any that already has the back peeled off (its a pain!)
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Posted: Sun Jul 17, 2011 9:50 amThanks for the thread!!
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Posted: Tue Jul 19, 2011 5:59 pmThanks, very helpful.
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Posted: Wed Aug 03, 2011 7:28 pmI have a couple of hatchling turtles not much more than a couple months old and I put somewhat small pieces of cuttlebone in the tank with them and I haven't seen them interact with it much. I check it to see if theres any bites but they're so small its hard to tell. They really don't seem interested. 
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Posted: Wed Aug 03, 2011 9:52 pmvery helpful thread. I didnt even know about this stuff, i noticed Kaya trying to chomp on her wood basking dock and the rocks and seashells and stuff in her tank (all way to big for her to fit in her mouth but she tries anyway lol). I guess she was just trying to tell me she needed some cuttlebone, i got her some and no more chomping!
Re: Pictures of Cuttlebone Backing
Posted: Thu Aug 04, 2011 8:37 pm@valladin82 - try soaking the pieces of cuttle bone in tuna water (water from canned tuna).