limestone flour & Oyster shells

[books]

I have not been here long vie seen how a lot of you do food test and its very good i love the snails mix but when i go to my pet shop i pay 3 pounds for 100g for limestone flour. I make the snail mix my self i would like to no how to make the limestone flour my self as it is a bit much money as they love it. The people on here make a lot of things for snails to eat i would really like to no how you make that thanks. Just 1 more thing whats Oyster shells and how long dose it stay in the water i think my snails mite like it

[copigeon]

Just find your local tack shop?
Horse limestone flour I buy for £4 for 3kg.

[books]

ok then dose any 1 no were it comes from ;D

[copigeon]

Limestone?

Its just ground limestone.

[books]

:)so i go in my garden and dig till there is 1 big hole with white rocks or flour erm don't sound that bad do it at 10 to night just take up my garden pond see whats under that or by my back gate try not to mess the grass do you think i will find any think?

[copigeon]

You pulling me leg books?

[LisaLQ]

*giggles @ digging it up*

I just paid £2.80 (inc postage, from Ebay) for 500g of limestone flour, definitely going to have to dig it out at the farm suppliers...but I think they'll only sell by the sack, we'll see.

Edited to add - now giggling at myself for saying "dig it out at the farm suppliers".

[books]

;D only 17 cant get on ebay till i am 18 sorry so i dig a big hole and found nothing it was windy and raining had to go and gig next door grass and put it on mine my mum and dad would of when mad don't worrie i put some grass seed on there grass what left of it ops

[gillian]

Limestone flour from horse suppliers..it comes in tubs, is really cheap and lasts ages...don't buy it from Ebay as you won't know how long they've had it and it needs to be fresh...if you can't get any near you, the best place I've found is Rideaway..here's the link to it.. www.rideaway.co.uk/ click on "enter shop" then on "horse and equipment care" at the top of the page and then on "food supplements", scroll down until you find N.A.F. LIMESTONE FLOUR. Hope this is of help...

[copigeon]

Just... clear a little confusion for my gillian, how can a ground stone, be fresh?

[gillian]

The limestone flour comes in sealed tubs with use by dates on it ...if you buy it from Ebay they often sell it in bags etc and you don't know how long they've had it....It could have been stored anywhere and got damp etc..we would rather buy something that we know is sealed and has a use by date on...in my opinion you only have the Ebay sellers word for it that it's limestone flour, they could be selling any white flour to you...how would you know?

[copigeon]

Pc screenwipes have a use by also... doesnt always apply.
Limestone flour is essentially ground limestone, will do the same thing this year, as next. No different than a 3 year old cuttle bone.

The point of ebay is the price, £3-5 for 3kg vs £1.50 for 100g.

[books]

hay that is really cheap and the web site is good for any 1 who has a horse thanks its cheaper than ebay

[gillian]

Your welcome hun

I understand what you are saying re use by dates etc but in my opinion if you hadn't bought Limestone flour before and you bought it from Ebay in a bag, how could you be sure that it's even Limestone flour you've bought...after all anyone could go down to Morrisons supermarket, buy a cheap bag of flour, divide it up and call it Limestone flour....if you are a novice, you wouldn't know any different...it all looks pretty much the same...you could be giving your pets Self Raising flour and be none the wiser...I would rather buy it from a reputable supplier and know for sure that what my pets are eating is the real thing....just my opinion.

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