Cuttle bone

[Raven123]

Hello, I bought this cuttle bone online and they look pretty brown and I just wanted to make sure that it wasn't anything bad. Is it normal for them to look like this?

 

[expressmailtome]

I am not sure if it is bad or not, but does your bird eat pellets? If so, cuttle bones are not needed. Also, cuttle bones do not provide a good source of calcium for a bird's body to be able to use.

 

[Raven123]

I am not sure if it is bad or not, but does your bird eat pellets? If so, cuttle bones are not needed. Also, cuttle bones do not provide a good source of calcium for a bird's body to be able to use.

So far they have an all seed diet (they had pellets for a while but one got sick and I'm not sure if it was because of the change in food or not).

 

[Mizzely]

Usually cuttlebone are bleached to make a uniform product. This one appears to be unbleached.

 

[Raven123]

Usually cuttlebone are bleached to make a uniform product. This one appears to be unbleached.

Ok thank you

 

[Sylvi_]

Looks alright to me! But a good motto is when in doubt, throw it out.

Like said above, cuttlebone don’t really provide calcium. I do find they help Mimi keep her beak smoother though.
And it’s a fun toy to crunch up.

 

[Ripshod]

It's great for honing the beak on. That's about it.
Changes in foods do cause changes in poops. It'll be worth trying (fresh) pellets again.

 

[Raven123]

Looks alright to me! But a good motto is when in doubt, throw it out.

Like said above, cuttlebone don’t really provide calcium. I do find they help Mimi keep her beak smoother though.
And it’s a fun toy to crunch up.

Thank you

 

[Raven123]

It's great for honing the beak on. That's about it.
Changes in foods do cause changes in poops. It'll be worth trying (fresh) pellets again.

Thank you