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by 30 Seconds to Bob » Mon Aug 13, 2012 10:35 pm
I always have a large cuttle bone hanging in all the cages. The best way I've found to attatch them is to "thin out" a small rectangular area of the soft part with the tip of a sharp knife. this I do in the center of the bone towards the top. Thin it out about 3/4 of the way down to the "bone". I then stick the knife into the thin area and make two slits straight down and right through the "bone" about 1/2 inch apart. Use a large twist tie to secure it tightly through the slits and around two cage bars and twist tightly on the outside of the cage. They never come off - until the birds completely devour the cuttle bone.
During the breeding season, I give Calciboost, a rapidly absorbed, super concentrated liquid calcium/D3 supplement two to three times per week. Bob
3 canaries
2 orange cheeked waxbill finches
2 java finches, 1 split to normal, 1 white
2 bourke parakeets
1 american staffordshire/american pit bull terrier
1 boston/jack russel terrier mix
6 adopted stray cats
2 adult, 1 young leopard gecko
4 fish tanks and 4 fish bowls
3 turtles
2 teenage kids and 1 wife