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Help....My turttle is eating the floating island!

PostPosted: Wed Jan 11, 2012 8:14 pm
by natalia
Hi everyone!
So i got home today from work and i fed my turttle as i usually do. One hour later, my daughter found her eating the bottom (soft, but not really) part of the floating island.....ANy suggestions? I dont want my turttle to get sick of course and i dont want to give her more pellets because i dont want to over feed her... :?

Re: Help....My turttle is eating the floating island!

PostPosted: Wed Jan 11, 2012 10:57 pm
by steve
Get a different kind of basking area for her. How big is the tank?

Re: Help....My turttle is eating the floating island!

PostPosted: Wed Jan 11, 2012 11:01 pm
by natalia
It's a 10 gallon tank

Re: Help....My turttle is eating the floating island!

PostPosted: Wed Jan 11, 2012 11:10 pm
by untsmurf
how big is your turtle?

you can switch out your basking area for something different like cork bark or plexiglass, and you can add a calcium source to the tank for the turtle to munch on. I believe pet stores sell calcium blocks in the bird sections, just make sure and remove any rough backing.

Re: Help....My turttle is eating the floating island!

PostPosted: Thu Jan 12, 2012 1:17 pm
by Caphits
Cuttlebone should help.

Re: Help....My turttle is eating the floating island!

PostPosted: Thu Jan 12, 2012 5:48 pm
by natalia
Thanks everybody!