ter153
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Post by ter153 on Feb 15, 2010 19:48:02 GMT
hi all just wondered if snails can have too much calcium.and where can i get liquid calcium? looked on ebay but it was expensive and i wasnt sure what to get,any advice much appreciated
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coyote
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Post by coyote on Feb 15, 2010 20:20:49 GMT
I use Kent marine concentrated liquid calcium, and I find it in the saltwater aquarium supply aisle of my local pet store.
I'm not sure if snails can get too much calcium. I think I read a discussion on this forum a while ago on that topic, but I can't recall if any definitive conclusion was reached.
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ter153
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Post by ter153 on Feb 15, 2010 20:54:51 GMT
thanks coyote for your reply,ill have a look in my nearest pet shop for the calcium,
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danikat
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Post by danikat on Feb 16, 2010 11:50:14 GMT
I'm not sure about calcium specifically but I've heard that snails will avoid foods that aren't good for them, like anything with too much citrus in it. So I assume they'd do the same with calcium, if you were giving them too much they'd just avoid it.
Unless of course you covered their whole tank and all their food in powedered/liquid calcium so they couldn't avoid it but I can't imagine why anyone would do that.
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Post by crossless on Feb 16, 2010 22:43:54 GMT
I have noticed that I don't think eggshell crush is no good for them if isn't fine as powder. I one day found poop full of eggshell crush. I was like wow, what in earth.. I think it's too hard to digestion if they eat it whole and dont rasp it.
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coyote
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Post by coyote on Feb 18, 2010 5:09:28 GMT
I have heard of snails who will not eat eggshell unless it is ground into a fine powder.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 18, 2010 8:11:09 GMT
I'm not sure about calcium specifically but I've heard that snails will avoid foods that aren't good for them, like anything with too much citrus in it. So I assume they'd do the same with calcium, if you were giving them too much they'd just avoid it. Unless of course you covered their whole tank and all their food in powdered/liquid calcium so they couldn't avoid it but I can't imagine why anyone would do that. *Cough* *Cough* Ahem i do that! my snail just wont eat her cuttle so i go crazy and sprinkle calcium every where muhahahahahahahahahahahaahahahahhahaha even on the lid in case she escapes! PS: hope you don't think I'm a crazy girl i am just hyper today
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