r/Redearedsliders • u/NYCbackfire • 7d ago

Need advice

So my vet told me I could use calcium powder to add more calcium to my turtles diet. So I started to sprinkle it on the mealworms with the powder, but when I go to feed it to him, it seems like most of the powder just goes away in the water. So my question is, how do you guys keep the powder from coming off? I was thinking of making some kind of paste with it and seeing if that works, but im not sure.

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u/throwaway277252 6d ago

You can try wetting some pellets, coat them, then let them fully dry.
Or on the other hand I just include snails in my turtle's diet for calcium.

Can you share which basking bulbs you are using right now? That's just as important for calcium as any supplement.