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Posted by Iguanamomma on June 20, 2002 at 18:02:02:

'k checked 2 places. Oh my this goes back to 1999 when I must have had a whole lot more time on my hands to do research than I do now *grin* Up in the spot that has "search this forum" you can plug in the word cuttlefish. That pulls up 11 items on the subject as debated by the fine folks here at Kingsnake.

Then from the Iguanas Mailing List archives this was found:

Amanda asked: "My vet suggested a cuttlefish bone that is meant for birds to get calcium. I just scrape off a bit of it into Drakes food. Does this do fine or should I use something
else. It certaily is cheaper than buying calcium supplements."

Reply from Ann Elizabeth: "Cuttle bones--from a bottom feeder fish--are not a good choice for igs or birds because of the unknown junk in the ocean. Use human grade supplements, they are manufactured to a purity not demanded for pet products. I use calcium tabs I purchase at Rite Aid, and they do not contain D3. They are cheap."

Elizabeth replied: "Anyone -- esp. MK (b/c I recall you saying that cuttlefish was bad):Why is it again that cuttlebone is a poor source of calcium? I had remembered that cuttlefish were bottom feeders and end up consuming a lot of polluted stuff -- is that b/c they eat other fish with toxins in them? I
mentioned this on one of the tortoise lists and someone took offense, saying that (1) most human grade calcium is from oyster shells, which are just as bad, and anyway (2) cuttlefish are predators, not scavengers.

Melissa Kaplan replied: "Yes, as well as live in contaminated waters. Toxins bioaccumulate the farther up the food chain you go, with the highers up on the food chain getting more of
the toxins than those lower down the energy web......They are nocturnal, burying themselves in the bottom sediment during the day...where they are in close contact with contaminants."

And finally my own 2 cents worth on the subject: "I did some research on this not real long ago because the question came up
at kingsnake's ig forum re using cuttlebone. Found out more than I ever wanted to know about cuttlefish LOL but also found out what cuttlebone is made of: ....cuttlebone is derived from the "degenerated internal shell of lime" of a cuttlefish...."

I could never find out how the lime got there *sigh*

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: 'k checked 2 places. Oh my this goes back to 1999 when I must have had a whole lot more time on my hands to do research than I do now *grin* Up in the spot that has "search this forum" you can plug in the word cuttlefish. That pulls up 11 items on the subject as debated by the fine folks here at Kingsnake. : Then from the Iguanas Mailing List archives this was found: : Amanda asked: "My vet suggested a cuttlefish bone that is meant for birds to get calcium. I just scrape off a bit of it into Drakes food. Does this do fine or should I use something : else. It certaily is cheaper than buying calcium supplements." : : Reply from Ann Elizabeth: "Cuttle bones--from a bottom feeder fish--are not a good choice for igs or birds because of the unknown junk in the ocean. Use human grade supplements, they are manufactured to a purity not demanded for pet products. I use calcium tabs I purchase at Rite Aid, and they do not contain D3. They are cheap." : : Elizabeth replied: "Anyone -- esp. MK (b/c I recall you saying that cuttlefish was bad):Why is it again that cuttlebone is a poor source of calcium? I had remembered that cuttlefish were bottom feeders and end up consuming a lot of polluted stuff -- is that b/c they eat other fish with toxins in them? I : mentioned this on one of the tortoise lists and someone took offense, saying that (1) most human grade calcium is from oyster shells, which are just as bad, and anyway (2) cuttlefish are predators, not scavengers. : : Melissa Kaplan replied: "Yes, as well as live in contaminated waters. Toxins bioaccumulate the farther up the food chain you go, with the highers up on the food chain getting more of : the toxins than those lower down the energy web......They are nocturnal, burying themselves in the bottom sediment during the day...where they are in close contact with contaminants." : : And finally my own 2 cents worth on the subject: "I did some research on this not real long ago because the question came up : at kingsnake's ig forum re using cuttlebone. Found out more than I ever wanted to know about cuttlefish LOL but also found out what cuttlebone is made of: ....cuttlebone is derived from the "degenerated internal shell of lime" of a cuttlefish...." : I could never find out how the lime got there *sigh*

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