How to use powdered calcium?

[supersnailen]

I'm trying out powdered calcium as an alternative to cuttlefish bone and I was wondering how any of you might recommend using it. I've seen suggestions of turing it into a paste but I don't know if that's too sticky for the snails.

[snaileyhammy]

Hello! If you are using the powder I recommend just getting a small plastic dish and putting it in there. It will get sticky over time, so this in a dish makes it easy to clean out. However don’t sprinkle it over there food, just let them come to it as they need. I hope that helped you!

[NoodleTheRetic]

Hello. If you don’t want to use it in a powdered form you could also mix it with water and pour it into a mould and let it set.

[littlegoldsnail]

What I do with powdered calcium is make snello! (Snail jello). It’s a high protein, high calcium snack you can offer them along with their regular veggies.


Take a couple cups of boiled vegetables (I mix peas, chard, kale, spinach, carrots, zucchini, or even some fruit like banana, soft pear,etc), blend softened veggies in blender to make baby food sort of consistency.

Next, add a protein source. I usually use several cubes of omega one frozen carnivore mix (thawed) and a handful of omega one color enhancing pellets (crushed into powder).


Add some calcium powder. Mix everything up.

In a separate mug, mix a couple tablespoons of pure beef gelatin with boiling water (just heated up in a kettle) till it dissolves. Once gelatin mixture is dissolved, pour it into the veggie mix and stir well.

Pour in molds or a shallow container and let set in fridge for a few hours. When it’s set, take out the snello and slice into small cubes and freeze.

Take out a little cube, thaw and serve with their regular vegetables once a week and watch them enjoy!