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Post by dinkydino on May 29, 2008 21:44:06 GMT
Help !!! My snails WILL not eat the cuttle bone I have provided them and the calcium supplements seem to be doing no good either. Would feeding them broccoli be a good source of calcium or no? What do I do ?!
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coyote
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Post by coyote on May 30, 2008 23:11:47 GMT
Have you tried grinding up the cuttle and sprinkling the powder on their food? Have you tried liquid calcium?
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Post by Paul on May 31, 2008 3:06:05 GMT
Try crushed oyster shell. My snails seem to instinctively know what it is far more than cuttlefish and make a beeline for it when I put it in the tank. They will lie in it and ingest it. Every species I've kept prefers it over cuttlefish and limestone.
Snails in the wild probably do get by with just getting calcium from plants, although the probably encounter skeletal remains and get extra from bones. But the thing is, snails in the wild often have shells that are up to 4 times thinner than captive snails. Having plenty of calcium on hand can only be a good thing.
Sometimes snails need training. The idea of sprinkling it on food is a good one, that may make them realise what it is.
You can mix it up with porridge, hemp etc. but if you do be sure not to mix too much up. 10-15% is about right. Any more and it can cause calcium deposits internally, a little like gallstones or kidney stones in humans.
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lizzie97444
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Post by lizzie97444 on Aug 16, 2008 9:06:02 GMT
Soryy but can egg shells be used for calcium?!  |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 16, 2008 21:30:33 GMT
Soryy but can egg shells be used for calcium?! Yes, but they would probably prefer other sources. But you could try it. |
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