HCA: Hermit Crab Association

Does cuttlebone lose it's nutritional value after a while? How often should it be replaced?

Since it's calcium and mineral salts, it stays good until it's eaten.

I've noticed if you wet it (which this was by accident) it turns like mushy idk but that's the only time my crab was actually eating it for a while ..... random post

Sent from my SM-N950U using Tapatalk

I've had some stay solid and some dissolve in water. I don't know what the difference is myself.

There's been chunks floating around my turtle tanks going on six months now, and are still solid.

wodesorel wrote:I've had some stay solid and some dissolve in water. I don't know what the difference is myself.

There's been chunks floating around my turtle tanks going on six months now, and are still solid.

O LOL OK ! thats funny !!

Sent from my SM-N950U using Tapatalk

Thanks everyone!

Mine loved it at first but then lost interest. I wondered the same thing...did it lose some of its properties? I dunno

If you just leave it in the tank, they will go back to it when they want it. I just poked it into the sub and left it. It has been gradually getting smaller in size, so I know they do eat it. I need to get a new one next time I am in the city!

Mines loved it first ..
have you's tried a skeleton support calcium mix ... my crabbie loves it and like the cuttle bone but maybe better idk .. pic included.. feel like could b better then the cuttle bone.. better meaning in nutrition

Sent from my SM-N950U using Tapatalk

Where is the best place to purchase cuttlebone?

scuttlecrusty22 wrote: ↑

Sun Feb 17, 2019 11:18 am

Where is the best place to purchase cuttlebone?

In a petstore bird section.