Sunflower Seeds

[erica]

i'd been wondering about seeds so this thread has been really interesting, and i'm definitely going to try the soaking thing

then i read the last post which mentioned oat mix. what's that all about?

[deeks35uk]

Ive been looking at cheaper alternatives, and was wondering would wild bird seed mix, crushed with some limestone flour added be a safe snail mix? and if so how much limestone flour would you add to say 200g of crushed seeds?

Ellis

[Louise]

i know this is an old thread but i've just read it and i thought i'd tell you about this great little grinder thing you can buy from betterware. ;DIt is designed to grind nuts on top of icecream and stuff but it is absolutely fantastic for grinding up loads of different types of seeds it works really well even on the harder seeds.Last time i looked it was 4.99 P.S it is also effortless to use

[glittersnail]

Can you feed any species of snail sunflower seeds?...I'm not too sure what my ones are?..Sounds bad I know! But I got them from the garden..they were a little hurt when I got them!

[donut]

i know this is an old thread but im working my way thru reading as much as i can - today i have bought my little girls some sunflower seeds & pumpkin seeds (they love them) - & have soaked some in warm water (thought it may soak better) when they sank to the bottom rather than floated i assumed they had soaked enough & have given them to Scooby & Shaggy - atm they haven't touched them Scooby is still sleeping & Shaggy is attached to his cuttle fish again (i think he is gonna turn into a fish soon)

ill give it a few more turns as it may be that they have never been offered them before

thanks again guys

[kab]

i dunno how others do it but i grind mine i usually add other stuff too like hemp, pumpkin seeds and oats and then mix them with a bit of water to a smooth paste before feeding , im sure there must be other ways though
karen

[Val]

I buy shelled pumpkin seeds in Tesco, they are for human consumption in small packets, my snails eat those without them being ground.

Val

[helikulo]

You could try germinating the seeds first for a couple of days; this increases the nutritional value by about 3000% - good for getting all the vitamins and nutrients they need.

Also any that don't get eaten I just plant in the substrate. Lentils are going mad already! ;o)

[cookilicious]

ooh how do i germinate seeds and what kind do u recommend?! Do i just soak them over a few days? need to put em in the window or anything?

[whitney01]

Sunflower seed are also good to feed on them..