I have a spur thighed who is getting on a bit & not eating brilliantly yet this spring. I've never used vitamin supplements, only a bit of cutttle fish bone sprinkled on his fruit & veg weekly. What else can/should I be doing?

i have used nutrobal with mine for the past few years and they have done fine on it

Nutrobal seems to be the most commonly used on here as well as limestome flour. Cuttlefish is good to leave in the enclosure for them to nibble on and get a calcium boost.

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Thanks,
Carl

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hi can i ask if your tortoises gets bathed as a good soak can help to rehydrate them after hibernation as they get older it doesnt hurt to molly coddle them a bit when they struggle if you are feeding fruit regulary it can upset their gut so perhaps it might help if this was reduced.also i agree with you in that i have been putting cuttlefish bone on all mines food for the last 25 years i know Nutrobbal is a very good suppliment but unless it is extremely fresh it can smell strongly and a lot of tortoises refuse it.
terry

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Thankyou,

Yes I give Alfie warm baths twice a day (with Reptoboost when he first wakes for a couple of weeks.) I will cut it down when he gets going properly, but he enjoys them & drinks well, so I'll keep going for now. Thanks for the cuttle fish advice, I'll try leaving it in his enclosure to get muddy! & get some of this nutrobal you speak of to try!