Feeding and Nutrition :: Is it bad if a turtle recieves to much calcium (cuttlebone)?

[Sk8gal]

Whenever my red-ear sliders finish a cuttlebone should I put in a new one right away or wait a week or something and then put in a new one??
Is too much calcium vitamins bad for them?


Sorry if my post was't so clear...

[packfan1]

I am not sure if it would be too bad, but I only give my guys a little bit twice a week. Not sure if there is a basic standard, but when I did leave a whole big piece in there, they stopped eating it like...oh well we got that big white thing or we wait for the good stuff! LOL

[Sk8gal]

LOL thanks for the reply

[BullDog]

I've seen this question before...

I think usually the answer is too much of anything can be a bad thing. I usually give my turts head sized chunks every few days. This way, I know how much they're eating.

How long does it take yours to finish the bone?

[marisa]

I doubt you have to worry about your turtle getting too much calcium from cuttlebone. The calcium analysis is usually about 1/3 calcium and it's not a mineral that's particularly easy to absorb. I always try to keep a few pieces floating in the tank (not the whole piece). Turtles will eat it as needed---more when they need calcium in the diet and less when their calcium level is adequate.

[Sk8gal]

I've seen this question before...

I think usually the answer is too much of anything can be a bad thing. I usually give my turts head sized chunks every few days. This way, I know how much they're eating.

How long does it take yours to finish the bone?

It takes my turtles a bit less than a week to finish half a bone.

[HomerJTurtle]

I have 3 Res. I put half a cuttlebone in the pond and it's gone by the end of the day usually. I put it in almost every day or every other day.

[VanishingReality]

I usually give a chunk daily, he's shedding so sometimes it is twice daily. But when he has none he gets some. I don't think it is harming him.