forum for tortoise

• gigabyte14

  30 Mar 07, 15:01

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• ms.anonymous

  30 Mar 07, 15:07

  Originally posted by elindra:

  Yes I do feed it cuttlefish bone
  You can buy them from those birdshops or medical halls
  
  UVA / UVB lights... check out the local aquarium
  

  i live in the East. so far i've yet to find pet shops selling those UVB lights that i mentioned. does anyone know if there is such shops in other areas?
  my tortoise's shell is beginning to pyramid. i want to prevent that. prevention is better than cure right? thats why i need any of the UV lights mentioned asap.
• elindra

  30 Mar 07, 15:14

  Originally posted by ms.anonymous:

  i live in the East. so far i've yet to find pet shops selling those UVB lights that i mentioned. does anyone know if there is such shops in other areas?
  my tortoise's shell is beginning to pyramid. i want to prevent that. prevention is better than cure right? thats why i need any of the UV lights mentioned asap.

  I've seen those lights before but not sure where
  If you need more help on where to buy go to
  
  www.arofanatics.com
  
  Ask around there. Those people there practically live in the LFS
  
  Err lack of calcium and vit D3 ><
  
  If yours is a land tortise, feed it dark leafy veggies
  Grind the cutterfish bone and dip the veggies in it before feeding it to your tortise
  
  If it is an aquatic turtle, just throw the bone in. It will eat it on it's own
• elindra

  30 Mar 07, 15:38

  Btw pls do not feed your turtles too much goldfish coz they are too high in fat. They can be fed occasionally as treats. The other reason is that goldfish is high in Thiaminase and this is an enzyme that destroys vitamin B which will lead to a Vit B deficiency. Freezing a fish will also raise Thiaminase levels.