Zoo Med Dr. Turtle Calcium Block MD-11E

Dr. Turtle is a slow-release calcium block that conditions water while providing a calcium supplement to promote healthy shell growth for aquatic turtles. To use, simply place the Dr. Turtle Block in your turtles water supply.


Additional Information:

Turtles require UVB lighting and heat for proper shell growth and development. Provide your turtles with Zoo Meds ReptiSun® 5.0 or 10.0 UVB lamps in addition to Zoo Meds splash proof Turtle Tuff™ heat lamps. For optimum health, feed your turtles Zoo Meds Natural Aquatic Turtle food.

 

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Zoo Med introduced the first American reptile vitamin in 1982 and never looked back!

Today the company holds 8 reptile product patents and 9 aquatic product patents in the USA and internationally with more pending. 

Zoo Med's greatest accomplishment has been the invention of UVB lighting for reptiles, which took place in 1993 and became the standard the world over for Zoos, Veterinarians and the reptile hobbyist.

The current range includes products for reptiles, amphibians, fish and birds.

Zoomed History

1977 - 19 year old Gary Bagnall and college friend Mark Lemke start a reptile company out of a one car garage. Located in Costa Mesa, California, the company is called “In Cold Blood”.  

1978 - Gary teams up with accomplished Elaphe breeder Lloyd Lemke and the name is changed to “Orange County Zoological”.  

1979 - Gary starts California Zoological Supply (”Cal Zoo”) and travels to Honduras, Egypt, Sierra Leone, Ghana, Nigeria, and Western Samoa in search of reptiles. Cal Zoo was the first company in the U.S. to bring in Uromastyx aegyptius, Pacific island boas and the original 4 Albino Columbian Red-Tailed Boas. Today over 50% of the reptiles and amphibians sold from Cal Zoo are captive raised from private breeders in the U.S. Cal Zoo is now owned by Tyrone Dillon.

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