Name: Melissa
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Vet said zorro needs more calcium. Tho im told he might not need it till hes bit older. But either way how i get him to eat his cuttlebone.
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JessiMuse
Post subject: Re: Cuttlebone help
Posted: Sat Oct 24, 2015 5:55 pm
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Name: Jessi
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Just try putting it next to him on the table or something. Curiosity will take over, and he'll start chewing on it for the sake of chewing on it.
I think they might make flavored cuttlebones, too, if he doesn't like the one he has.
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Mel
Post subject: Re: Cuttlebone help
Posted: Sat Oct 24, 2015 7:57 pm
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Not sure he dosent like it. I just not sure he knows what to do.
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tielfan
Post subject: Re: Cuttlebone help
Posted: Sat Oct 24, 2015 8:17 pm
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Does he eat pellets or Nutriberries? Those have balanced nutrition in them, including the right blend of calcium and the other nutrients needed for calcium absorption. A lot of times the real problem isn't the amount of calcium in the diet, but a lack of the vita min D needed for calcium absorption. Most natural foods don't contain vitamin D so it's hard to get it from the diet without using pellets. Birds can make their own vitamin D if they get outdoors regularly for direct sunlight.
I'm surprised that he has a calcium deficiency already. He must have been eating a lot of handfeeding formula until recently, which should have provided a good nutritional balance.
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Mel
Post subject: Re: Cuttlebone help
Posted: Sat Oct 24, 2015 10:48 pm
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He eats alot fruit blend pellets. Fruit, today he got peas n carrits. He has a nut, dried fruit mix too. Some seed tho not given him mych of that.
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Jan
Post subject: Re: Cuttlebone help
Posted: Sun Oct 25, 2015 1:08 am
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Get a knife and scrap the cuttlefish into his seed dish... this way he will eat some...
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Mel
Post subject: Re: Cuttlebone help
Posted: Sun Oct 25, 2015 9:03 am
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Okay
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Jan
Post subject: Re: Cuttlebone help
Posted: Tue Oct 27, 2015 1:01 am
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Meant to say in his seed bowl!
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Mel
Post subject: Re: Cuttlebone help
Posted: Wed Oct 28, 2015 6:44 pm
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