Whats your 'bread and butter' when feeding your snails???

Kashta said:
Hahaha.. yes you can!

Between the snails, one crab, and a bunny.... all I seem to end up with for me from a salad bar are the tomatoes, olives, and mushrooms. I tried sharing some mushrooms once, but got dirty looks from everyone that seemed to say, "get that fungus out of here."
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rofl nothing like getting the stink-eye from a snail
 
Well, my snails come in today and I'm about to go to the grocery store to get "snail jello" ingredients.

got a question first....

Will baby food have enough calcium in it or should I add something else to the jello and would would you suggest that is sold at a grocery store???

And, which vitamin was NOT recommended for the snails???
 
titansfever83 said:
Will baby food have enough calcium in it or should I add something else to the jello and would would you suggest that is sold at a grocery store???
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Depends on the ingredients. I crush Tums to powder and add to my jello. Tums or Caltrate are available in pharmacies. You can use calcium carbonate powder for reptiles. Rachel uses Jurrasical for her own recipes.

And, which vitamin was NOT recommended for the snails???
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Excess levels of Vitamin D. It is toxic in high levels. I did use Caltrate with Vitamin D added for 3 weeks only but no side effects have been observed that I know of. You can use them but I wouldn't recommend doing it long term.
 
Kashta said:
Shrimp pellets, algae wafers, zucchini or squash, spinach leaves, broccoli, cucumber, steamed carrot, cabbage leaves, romaine lettuce.. whatever I have on hand... some cuttlebone. It's a lot of snails, so they pick up excess fish flakes, worms, and pellets too. Sometimes, I'll put in a few pond sticks that float. They eat everything.

Because of them, I rarely pour or dribble salad dressing on my salad anymore. Use that on the side now more for dipping, so I won't have to wash off anything left over that will get tossed into the tank. I guess that's healthier for me and makes it easy to give them treats and a variety of veggies.
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I'm so thrilled to know that in addition to a bunny, a retriever and a black lab, that when I get my snails I'll have yet another place to share my leftovers :dance2:. Thanks for the great info.:newbie:
 
Lupin said:
Depends on the ingredients. I crush Tums to powder and add to my jello. Tums or Caltrate are available in pharmacies. You can use calcium carbonate powder for reptiles. Rachel uses Jurrasical for her own recipes.


Excess levels of Vitamin D. It is toxic in high levels. I did use Caltrate with Vitamin D added for 3 weeks only but no side effects have been observed that I know of. You can use them but I wouldn't recommend doing it long term.
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Thanks Lup!:D As always, lightning fast with answers!!! :worthy:




Sorry I'm not that much help back to ya......


hhhmmmm...... Don't swallow watermelon seeds, you'll get pregnant!!!! LOL
 
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I feed ken's catfish pellets alot as well, they have 16% calcium, are cheap, and don't break down quickly in the water. These are not in place of veggies or jello, just as another food they like and is good for them.
 
msjinkzd said:
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I feed ken's catfish pellets alot as well, they have 16% calcium, are cheap, and don't break down quickly in the water. These are not in place of veggies or jello, just as another food they like and is good for them.
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Thanks Jinkzd!!! I'm not familiar with Ken's pellets..... is their an online source???
 
Click if you dare open Pandora's Box - Kensfish.comThe food and equipment is so cheap I suspect Ken is in cahoots with the devil himself.
 
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