Is sharing a cuttlebone ok?

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Is sharing a cuttlebone ok?

Post by sparrowsong98 » Mon Oct 22, 2018 7:05 pm

Hi guys. Last week when I bought Willow, I somehow completely forgot the cuttlebone. Addy, my other finch, has a cuttlebone though. I was wondering if I could scrape a bit of Addy's cuttlebone off and give it to Willow, or would that break quarantine rules? I am sure that Addy is healthy, and the cuttlebone looks clean. I would go out and buy her one, but Walmart doesn't sell cuttlebones, and I am not going to be able to get to the store for a week or two. Would this be ok as a temporary solution?
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Re: Is sharing a cuttlebone ok?

Post by wildbird » Mon Oct 22, 2018 11:36 pm

It sounds ok to me.

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Re: Is sharing a cuttlebone ok?

Post by paul-inAZ » Tue Oct 23, 2018 8:57 am

Why not just crush up an egg shell and put some into the food dish?
They really don't need a lot of extra calcium if they are not breeding.

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Re: Is sharing a cuttlebone ok?

Post by Fraza » Sun Nov 04, 2018 10:14 am

Well I have a couple in my aviarys nd all birds share the same ones never had an effect
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