A couple more recipes for snail food
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Thanks hon, we have no pet smart so I will order on line. maybe doc fosters? I really want to get more into my snails. also the calcium pills, are these just vitimins ( calcium people take?
you want calcium without vit. a if possible, you can usually find it in the drug store. I can send you a baggy of calcium powder first class if you like 
Im waiting for you to sell your biscuits!!! :lol: thanks hon, I will go look on line first. I have so many snails now I want them as healthy as possible.you want calcium without vit. a if possible, you can usually find it in the drug store. I can send you a baggy of calcium powder first class if you like
If you can't find calcium w/o vits. (my situation also) can you use cuttlebone crushed into a powder for your mix? I've heard others use it as a supplement but not in this manner.
Ingredients: Ash 93.60%
Calcium: 31.20%
Moisture: 5.00%
Crude Protein: 4.10%
Crude Fiber: 2.30%
Crude Fat: 0.20%
Kinda wished those numbers made sense to me but it might be useful info.
Ingredients: Ash 93.60%
Calcium: 31.20%
Moisture: 5.00%
Crude Protein: 4.10%
Crude Fiber: 2.30%
Crude Fat: 0.20%
Kinda wished those numbers made sense to me but it might be useful info.
Sounguru
Guru at being an expert
So I made 2 recipies last night for my shrimp and snails thought I would share....
Snail, Shrimp, and Veggie loving Fish food
50 Berry Flavored tums
3 heaping tablespoons of HBH goldfish sinking pellets
1/3 cup of water
Ground to a liquid
1 can of green beans
1 can of spinich
1 can of peas
1 can of carrots
Keep the juice and liquify
3 Bananas
1 Apple skin on
1 Pear
1/3 cup of water
Ground to liquid
1/4 cup of honey
1 4 oz jar of strawberry preserves
Cook on low heat for 30 minutes. then add 1 1/2 cups of water bring to a boil then add 8 packet sof Knox geletin cook for 2 minutes more. Now I like to scoop out into 1 gallon freezer bags about 1/4 full, get the air out and let gel in the fridge. This makes about 5 gallon bags full. I broke off a small piece once gelled and threw in the shrimp Red Rams tank and I had MTS coming up out of the substrate for the stuff. This also makes a great food for the veggie loving fish. Another adaptation is to add Kale one bunch and garlic 1/2 bulb both liquified for a more balanced fish food. You can also replace the goldfish food with 4 large raw shrimp with shells on. I flip back and forth on the Kale, Garlic, Shrimp additives every other time I make it. My Mollies tear it apart and they show great color and rapid growth on it.
Calcium Blocks for Snails
1 small tub of Strawberry, Apple, Banana
2 teaspoons of goldfish sinking pellets low fat content.
1 1/2 cups of water
Liquify
Now add DAP Brand Plaster of Paris until about the thickness of runny toothpaste and scoop/pour out into mold laet sit up for 2 days and then remove. Now let those sit for another 5 days or so before adding to tank. Molds can be made from all kind of things I use the candy holder from chocolate covered cherrys they seem to make a great sized block.
On a second note I found out you can get pure liquid Calcium 500Ml for $20 at my local safeway thru the pharmacy with no doctor note needed. If they don't have it they can order it for ya.
Snail, Shrimp, and Veggie loving Fish food
50 Berry Flavored tums
3 heaping tablespoons of HBH goldfish sinking pellets
1/3 cup of water
Ground to a liquid
1 can of green beans
1 can of spinich
1 can of peas
1 can of carrots
Keep the juice and liquify
3 Bananas
1 Apple skin on
1 Pear
1/3 cup of water
Ground to liquid
1/4 cup of honey
1 4 oz jar of strawberry preserves
Cook on low heat for 30 minutes. then add 1 1/2 cups of water bring to a boil then add 8 packet sof Knox geletin cook for 2 minutes more. Now I like to scoop out into 1 gallon freezer bags about 1/4 full, get the air out and let gel in the fridge. This makes about 5 gallon bags full. I broke off a small piece once gelled and threw in the shrimp Red Rams tank and I had MTS coming up out of the substrate for the stuff. This also makes a great food for the veggie loving fish. Another adaptation is to add Kale one bunch and garlic 1/2 bulb both liquified for a more balanced fish food. You can also replace the goldfish food with 4 large raw shrimp with shells on. I flip back and forth on the Kale, Garlic, Shrimp additives every other time I make it. My Mollies tear it apart and they show great color and rapid growth on it.
Calcium Blocks for Snails
1 small tub of Strawberry, Apple, Banana
2 teaspoons of goldfish sinking pellets low fat content.
1 1/2 cups of water
Liquify
Now add DAP Brand Plaster of Paris until about the thickness of runny toothpaste and scoop/pour out into mold laet sit up for 2 days and then remove. Now let those sit for another 5 days or so before adding to tank. Molds can be made from all kind of things I use the candy holder from chocolate covered cherrys they seem to make a great sized block.
On a second note I found out you can get pure liquid Calcium 500Ml for $20 at my local safeway thru the pharmacy with no doctor note needed. If they don't have it they can order it for ya.
Geat info. I'm new to the "snail-yards". I bought two (to keep my guppy kingdom clean). Now I have a ****-load of baby snails. I've been feeding them only fish food and algea. Do I have to "calcify" anything or give them veggies and honey?
