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Post by eric2 on Nov 18, 2005 16:33:24 GMT
is there a way to make snails eat cuttlefish? My tigers only nibbled it when i first got them over 6 weeks ago and havent grown hardly
eric
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Post by sezzy5889 on Nov 18, 2005 16:49:25 GMT
you could powder it over the food. Or powder it then mix it with water to form a paste, mine love that.
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Post by eric2 on Nov 18, 2005 16:51:48 GMT
i will try that when my powdered calciumcarbonate comes off ebay
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Val
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Post by Val on Nov 18, 2005 19:50:13 GMT
eric, my tiger babies were slow to start eating cuttlefish, like you I was worried about it, but then all of a sudden they started eating it and then they started growing but it took a while you have to be patient with tigers!!
Val
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Post by section8angel on Nov 18, 2005 19:52:09 GMT
Let us know how that stuff from ebay goes Eric. I've been looking at that a lot lol.
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tara05
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Post by tara05 on Nov 22, 2005 3:10:43 GMT
I am new here, and just a short while ago offered my 2 fulicas a small dish of powdered baby milk replacer. Very expensive to buy, however I get a free full-sized tin each month (not sure why though, lol). They love it, and are chowing down now
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Post by Paul on Nov 22, 2005 5:12:51 GMT
Milk powder is a convenient way to feed baby snails in particular but compared to cuttlefish it has nowhere near the same amount of calcium, although I imagine it comes with extra vitamins. If you ever make liquid food like cereals with water, you can always use this or crush cuttlefish into a powder and mix it in. About 20-25% calcium is probably about right. I do this for snails that don't seem impressed with cuttlefish or are having shell problems.
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Post by ceiron on Nov 22, 2005 10:39:16 GMT
i give all mysnails a multi vitamin about once a month mixed into porridge usually, the tigers and baby margies also get a calcium powder dusting on their food once a month in addition. seems to do the job
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LisaLQ
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Post by LisaLQ on Nov 24, 2005 16:06:35 GMT
Have you got the link for it Eric? My bigger fellas are eating their cuttlefish well, but my poorly two arent, it's worth a try, although getting them to eat anything is nigh on impossible
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Post by sezzy5889 on Nov 24, 2005 16:16:43 GMT
when mine were poorly i gave them what i call cuttle paste, my famous powdered cuttlebone mixed with water to form a paste, it all they ate for four weeks, then gradually i started mixing bits of hemp, then kiwi, then cucumber, then banana, and then orange juice, before i knew it they were back on food within 7 weeks of falling ill, it's great for babies too :-)
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Post by eric2 on Nov 24, 2005 17:02:55 GMT
it arrived yesterday when mixed with water it looks like sand i havent woke any of them up to try them on it yet though i will try and fing the link for you
eric
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Post by eric2 on Nov 24, 2005 17:04:08 GMT
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LisaLQ
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Post by LisaLQ on Nov 24, 2005 19:31:14 GMT
Thanks
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Post by eric2 on Nov 25, 2005 16:29:05 GMT
my snails dont like it so i mixed it with some chick crumb and the margies ignored it the tigers nibbled it and my reti's denolished it ;D * Tread is locked, because there's too many same named treads around here about calsium. Let's write here next time we have some question or something else to say.. -> petsnails.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=feeding&action=display&thread=8421 - CroSSLeSS *
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