Cuttle bone as calcium source

[reptastic]

I was just wondering if anyone has used cuttlebone as a source of calcium I was out shopping for a new source of calciumm today, the closest store i could get too either had calcium w/d3 or phosphourus, i am looking for one without neither and i thought about cuttle bone so i bought a few and crushed them finely with a hammer, i know they are excellent sources of calcium for birds and turtles but does anyone know if they can be used for tegus

 

[JBW Exotics]

It will work great for Tegus, but you might want to run it through a blender and mix it with what ever you are feeding.
Good luck! Josh Willmore, WWW.jbwexotics.com

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I was just wondering if anyone has used cuttlebone as a source of calcium I was out shopping for a new source of calciumm today, the closest store i could get too either had calcium w/d3 or phosphourus, i am looking for one without neither and i thought about cuttle bone so i bought a few and crushed them finely with a hammer, i know they are excellent sources of calcium for birds and turtles but does anyone know if they can be used for tegus

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It will work great for Tegus, but you might want to run it through a blender and mix it with what ever you are feeding.
Good luck! Josh Willmore, WWW.jbwexotics.com

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I was just wondering if anyone has used cuttlebone as a source of calcium I was out shopping for a new source of calciumm today, the closest store i could get too either had calcium w/d3 or phosphourus, i am looking for one without neither and i thought about cuttle bone so i bought a few and crushed them finely with a hammer, i know they are excellent sources of calcium for birds and turtles but does anyone know if they can be used for tegus

yes it will work fine for Tegus. If you have any more questions, feel free to contact me by cell/text at 334 730 3584

 

[montana]

They use cuttle bone for turtles who use it to sharpen there [beaks] and supplement calcium ..

I can see no use for it with Tegus

Maybe that is why you don`t hear about anyone using it ..

 

[reptastic]

See Thats just the thing its a natural calcium source, my whole thing is will a tegu absorb it the same way as say a turtle or a tortoise since they also metabolise ccalcium through uvb, i actualy found a product online that is a cuttlebone based calciumm supplement for lizards but it has d3 added, ill try it for aa few weeks to see how they take to it thanks!

 

[laurarfl]

I heard there were some issues with heavy metals....can't remember where I read it. Try a Google search for cuttlebone contamination and see what you find.

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Here's one. http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=ArticleURL&_udi=B6T8F-4HV75VX-2&_user=10&_rdoc=1&_fmt=&_orig=search&_sort=d&view=c&_acct=C000050221&_version=1&_urlVersion=0&_userid=10&md5=ad1f5e12a8f3ee58b5be96fc5fd805fb