Are these good calcium supplements?

[red608]

Currently, I am using cuttlefish bone for my snail but I think my snail needs some extra calcium sources as I do not think he is getting enough atleast currently and I wanted to know if any of the following would be ok:

this first product is intended for reptiles but i was wondering if it could be used for snails as well? to like spray the substrate a bit
www.petco.com/product/108569/Zilla-Calcium-Supplement-Reptile-Food-Spray.aspx?CoreCat=OnSiteSearch

this one is 100% oyster shell calcium
www.petsmart.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2754048

where would limestone flour be aquired? as I have read that is appropriate but it apparently is not listed as an item that is sold at petsmart or petco.

Thank you for your time!

[coyote]

The calcium supplement spray has potassium sorbate, sodium benzoate and xanthan gum in it. I'd be concerned about the preservatives and the gum. I don't think that any of them would be outright toxic to a snail, but they could have long-term health effects that make the snail weaker than it would be otherwise. (Kent Marine liquid calcium has no preservatives in it. It's found in the saltwater aquarium section.)

I couldn't find a complete ingredient list for the oystershell calcium, but if all it has in it is oystershell and Vitamin D, it should be ok.

Limestone flour can be found on eBay, or in a store selling horse supplies.

[red608]

Coyote <3 Thankies ^_^

oh also should i dilute the liquid calcium at all before spraying it?(i'm getting the kent marine liq calcium as suggested)

and would it be best sprayed on his food or substrate or both?

[aerliss]

There have been reports on other threads of snails reacting badly to undiluted liquid calcium (tooooo lazy to hunt them down). The skin it touched swelled up. Although once it's washed off they seem to be fine.

I think most of us just add a few drops (scientific, I know) to our spray bottles and/or their water bowls. I spray it EVERYWHERE XD

As she probably doesn't want to advertise herself again; Dusk has a snail supply shop with all sorts of goodies. There's [url=tarantulabarn[/url]'s Tarantula Barn too.

[coyote]

I put 8 drops into a liter spray bottle of water (some people use as few as 4 drops per liter), and I spray it all around in the tank -- the sides, the substrate, the food, everything. I usually spray it once a day.

[glittersniffer]

Oh dear... I just brought a small 30 ml pot of liquid calcium. It wasnt a large brand or anything i just didn't want a huge pot as i already have a calcium and herb mix and 5 cuttlefish bones left.

I wanted the option there to have it as recently i never see my baby iredalei eating the calcium bones . He alwasys used to stick to it and has a strong rasp.

Its cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=120506385492&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT

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