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Post by iain1912 on Jul 25, 2008 14:29:18 GMT
Hi all Im new to this snail lark but have been keeping and breeding reptiles for a few years. I was wondering if placing a small bowl of CALCI-SAND in with my snails is a reliable way of supplementing their intake. I ask as I sprinkled some over the surface of their substrate and they have since been eating loads but also crapping it as well.
many thanks
Iain
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Post by brgwnth on Jul 25, 2008 17:19:35 GMT
Sand? Actual Sand with calcium?
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Post by coyote on Jul 25, 2008 19:54:19 GMT
Sand itself is probably too dry for snails as a substrate. Likely they are eating it because of the calcium in it, and of course they are going to poo it back out again.
I wonder if the particles are small enough that they would not lodge somewhere in the snails' digestive tract and cause a blockage?
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Post by brgwnth on Jul 25, 2008 19:57:51 GMT
i thought that too...
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Post by Deleted on Jul 25, 2008 20:46:56 GMT
I don't think it's actual sand, it's calcium carbonate. That's what snail shells are made of, so it should be perfect for them.
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Post by iain1912 on Jul 26, 2008 12:35:50 GMT
Calci sand is pure crushed calcium carbonate which is digestible. All my lizards/geckos eat it without any problems at all. I usually buy a 25kg sack every couple of months during the summer months when breeding season is in full swing. Iain
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Post by moonboots on Jul 27, 2008 2:39:53 GMT
cool beans where you get it from cos I got some ill snails that could do with some calcium...they not eatin their cuttlefish so's i guessin i could sprinkle it on the food??
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Post by iain1912 on Jul 27, 2008 17:04:45 GMT
I assume you can get it from most pet shops, the guy at my local shop orders me a sack whenever I need it. I know most reptile/exotics shops stock smaller bags in a wide range of extremely unnatural colours.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 28, 2008 10:36:39 GMT
I'll look out for some  |
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Post by Rachel on Jul 28, 2008 13:58:22 GMT
I assume you can get it from most pet shops, the guy at my local shop orders me a sack whenever I need it. I know most reptile/exotics shops stock smaller bags in a wide range of extremely unnatural colours. i think i'd steer clear of extremely unnatural colours when using it for snails. pink calci sand would be cool though  |
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Post by coyote on Jul 28, 2008 20:08:46 GMT
I'd be concerned about the dyes used to make the sand different colors, and if they would be toxic to snails.
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Post by donut on Aug 1, 2008 10:02:58 GMT
i will look out for some of this (adds Hedghog food & calcisand to the LONG list of stuff i need) on a lighter note hehe IF you fed the pink (or blue) sand to the snails - like flamingos would the snail turn colour LOL my girls would LOVE a pink snail - (note im NOT gonna feed the snails pink stuff btw lol) |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 1, 2008 17:18:52 GMT
IF you fed the pink (or blue) sand to the snails - like flamingos would the snail turn colour LOL my girls would LOVE a pink snail - (note im NOT gonna feed the snails pink stuff btw lol) no, but it would probably colour their feces that colour. |
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Post by Rachel on Aug 1, 2008 18:32:05 GMT
IF you fed the pink (or blue) sand to the snails - like flamingos would the snail turn colour LOL my girls would LOVE a pink snail - (note im NOT gonna feed the snails pink stuff btw lol) no, but it would probably colour their feces that colour. and make them ill |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 1, 2008 19:43:48 GMT
well we don't know that for sure...but yeh I probably wouldn't risk it. Hopefully they have a natural kind.
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Post by donut on Aug 2, 2008 7:56:53 GMT
lol - i do "like" the way you can tell what a snail has been eating litterally coz of its poop (i know i know im strange) - tbh i think i would be VERY wary to the point of not trying anything that was "fake" coloured with the snails i just wondered - when somebody posted up the pics of the yellow tree snails 1 of my LOs asked if we could paint shaggy & scooby pink LOL girls eh |
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