Full Version: Do Snails Need Liquid Calcium?
I really, really don't want my water parameters to go out of whack if I add liquid calcium to it. I was wondering if my snails can just have a lot of calcium rich food?
They do need calcium, and for now (haven't been able to locate liquid calcium yet) I ordered calcium fortifeit snail food from online from Petbakery.com.
Its all natural ingredients, with added calcium for the shell development. My snails love it, and munch it down eagerly!...
Its all natural ingredients, with added calcium for the shell development. My snails love it, and munch it down eagerly!...
That sounds way better than actually adding calcium to the tank! Thanks 
Yup! I've got some snail biscuits on order too!
I filter my water over crushed coral, because of very low kh, and I haven't had any problems with my snail's shell. But I still bought him the biscuits!
Laura
I filter my water over crushed coral, because of very low kh, and I haven't had any problems with my snail's shell. But I still bought him the biscuits!
Laura
Where did you order these snail biscuits?
Its a site called http://www.mariastuff.com/PetBakery/ and a very nice lady named Maria. She makes all those yummy treats herself, and sells some nice snails as well....
Thank you First I'm going to try making my own though!
Snail veggie cookies
6 small milkbones
10 - 20 Alage wafers
2 scoop coral calcium Human grade.
2 tablesppons pellet <brine shrimp>
1/2 teasoon veggie flake
Snail Banana cookies
6 small milkbones
2 scoop coral calcium Human grade.
1/2 cup crushed dried banna slices.
Make small balls like cookes and depress with fork
Bake 320 for 10 minutes.
makes one cookie tray
This recipe has been designed for apple snails but will work for just about any freshwater snail.
Ingredients
8 oz Chicken livers
4 oz Lean fresh white fish meat
2 oz Cuttlefish bone powder
Directions
Boil chicken livers in 3 cups water for 15 minutes. Drain water and let livers dry and cool for about 15 minutes. Add all ingredients to a food processor or food grinder and puree into as fine of a paste as you can. If cutlefish bone is not available, oyster shell flour can be used. The high calcium suppliments are great for the snails shells. The mixture can now be frozen of dehydrated in a food dehydrator for storage
Got this all off of: http://applesnail.net/
First I'm going to try making my own though!Snail veggie cookies
6 small milkbones
10 - 20 Alage wafers
2 scoop coral calcium Human grade.
2 tablesppons pellet <brine shrimp>
1/2 teasoon veggie flake
Snail Banana cookies
6 small milkbones
2 scoop coral calcium Human grade.
1/2 cup crushed dried banna slices.
Make small balls like cookes and depress with fork
Bake 320 for 10 minutes.
makes one cookie tray
This recipe has been designed for apple snails but will work for just about any freshwater snail.
Ingredients
8 oz Chicken livers
4 oz Lean fresh white fish meat
2 oz Cuttlefish bone powder
Directions
Boil chicken livers in 3 cups water for 15 minutes. Drain water and let livers dry and cool for about 15 minutes. Add all ingredients to a food processor or food grinder and puree into as fine of a paste as you can. If cutlefish bone is not available, oyster shell flour can be used. The high calcium suppliments are great for the snails shells. The mixture can now be frozen of dehydrated in a food dehydrator for storage
Got this all off of: http://applesnail.net/
Athena, thank you for the recipes. I'll have to find my old text file of Goldfish food recipes and start a new section.
Yer welcome! 
Could you feed your snails cheese in order to give them calcium?
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