DIY Calcium Powder

Please excuse and disregard the typo in the Intro 🤦‍♀️!
Thank you for watching this short DIY video of how to make calcium powder from eggshells! This is a budget friendly choice for most hobbyists.
I appreciate all of you being here!
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Thank you again!
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[@extra825]

Is the intro supposed to say snail snails 🤣

[@LavsSnails]

🤯🙀🤯🙀 I can't believe I didn't catch that. Ohhh my brain!! 😆🤣💜 TYPO! LOL! Thanks for catching that, I appreciate it! (how embarrassing lol)

[@silaskwesibrown5225]

Can I use chicken bones for calcium

[@TTheBiehlster]

I made my own late last night using a small mortar and pestle. I got it down to a very fine powder, but I had to work at it for long time. Fell asleep once. Woke up pretty confused, but kept at it anyway. Cuz snails are worth it. 😎

[@LavsSnails]

Perfect!! I bet the pestle and mortar work brilliantly and your snails appreciate all your hard work! 🥳🐌💜

[@shalomweston6562]

Thanks for the info. Question- How much do you add to the tank, per snail, and how often?

[@dianazhu4162]

Hi Lav, you are a huge inspiration to me. I’m a beginner at owning water based snails, and your videos are the most helpful and easy to follow. I learned so much from you, and now know that I have many issues in my tank setup which I am fixing asap. Thank you so much lav! Love you!

[@pauld7412]

I use a coffee grinder, it's fast and does a great job grinding up the shells fine. I bought a cheap grinder for the job, you can pick them up at a low price. Also, microwaving the shells works instead of baking in the oven.

[@pelhamsaquatics]

Fantastic! I’m enjoying these videos so much! And I’m enjoying my mystery snails very much!🙂👍🏻🐌 thank you.

[@diannaleigh9914]

Thanks for the advice regarding cleft palate snails

[@whitneywheeler2274]

Thank you Lav!! A mortar and pestle is a lot of work. That's what we use.

[@Muppet92954]

Nice DIY video, explained the process very well 😀

[@BecauseYourFish]

Super cool, thanks Lav!!

[@LavsSnails]

Thanks for watching Seth! 🤗🐌💜

[@vanissaberg5824]

I found I can get a really fine powder using an old blender then sifting out the bigger pieces and blending them some more. I keep an old medicine jar full and add more when it starts getting low. I also use it for my birds mineral block for added calcium as well as my snails.

[@journeygirl_2010]

Thanks for the recipe! I have been looking to make my own.😉💜🐌

[@LavsSnails]

No problem! Thanks for watching! 🐌💜

[@sharronmiller451]

Always great information!!

[@LavsSnails]

Thank you for watching Sharron! 🤗🐌💜

[@mothermoon3873]

Thank you awesome video ❤️🐌

[@dianecreedon3841]

Thank you for more ideas. By the way after watching your Snello recipe last week I used your method, kinda…I NutriNinja’d my green beans with a cuttlebone, and added a few extra things. Didn’t quite set, so I put it into dehydrator. Snello Jerky is well loved…thanks very much they love it.

[@LavsSnails]

Awesome! Hey, whatever works right?! I'm glad it eventually worked out and they ended up loving it! Thank you for watching! My best to you and your snaily family 🐌💜!

[@BB-bv6uq]

Eggs seem to be a big part of your shell game!😂

[@LavsSnails]

I do enjoy a good egg! So many uses! But I do like to ensure my snails get a variety of calcium & protein sources. Variety is the spice of snaily life! 🐌💜🤗 thanks for watching B B!

[@ccoollman1]

Could you show us how do you feed this to snails, also im planing to get rabbit snails and i would love to see some instructions on how to make water harder

[@6channeldriver304]

Thanks for the video. I’m new to this hobby and find your information very helpful. I would be very careful rolling a pint glass around like a rolling pin or pestle. It could break easily and possibly injure! Please be careful. God bless!

[@markfranklin8831]

Awesome

[@josephstinson8017]

How do you make a calcium block out of egg shells

[@sugarbabie1681]

Rolling pin also works 😅

[@LavsSnails]

Yes, I believe I mention that! Thanks for watching! 🐌💜

[@djssquibbs3295]

saludos desde Costa Rica :)

[@diannaleigh9914]

I wish I knew how to use coral to augment my snail tanks pH. I only have 6.0.

[@thelymrist7819]

Hello Lav i used calcium carbonate in my aquarium with snails and betta frogs and guppies and pictus cats. i added a tablespoon directly to my tank. it turned it white and i freaked out and did a 50% water change. will the calcium carbonate hurt my fish or frogs or pictus cats? and will it hurt my water equilibrium?

[@lucianagoncalves8331]

How do you offer the eggshell to ampules? No ph change and no excess dirt in the Aquarium water?

[@supreetsingh1960]

Thanks for the recipe. how to use it . and how much to put in tank where snails and betta live together

[@LavsSnails]

Thanks for watching! There are a few various ways it can be used. How much to use depends on how many snails you have and how fast they consume it. I would start with a small sprinkle in the tank and go from there. And it can be added to snellos too in almost any amount. Thank you again 🐌💜

[@supreetsingh1960]

@@LavsSnails Thanks for the advice.. keep up with the videos and new content for our snails 💜

[@brandnewshells]

Is calcium enough if ph is on the low side or should we supplement with a ph increaser? 🐌

[@lillapolgar7171]

Hiii is it neseserraly to make a powder out of them? I don't have a second blender and in a video about it i saw that the person only crushed them to small pieces

[@MilkyCube12]

do ya have to put them in the oven ?

[@KennyReaper]

Lav!!! Thank you for another video! I had a question for you...do you have any interest in making videos for ramshorn snail care specifically? In our home no snail is a pest! I have a ramshorn tank & a bladder and pond snail tank...I’ve become a complete snail lady! 🤣

[@LavsSnails]

Thank you for watching! I can do that sure! I shall put it on the list! Really, they all thrive with the same parameters and care you would take for Mysteries. So most of what is in my videos already will apply to them as well. But yes! It is now on the list! Thank you again for being here! 🐌💜

[@dianecreedon3841]

Morlok, if you love Ramshorn shape, look into Giant Colombians. I have two and I love them

[@LavsSnails]

@@dianecreedon3841 the giants are stunning!

[@KennyReaper]

@@LavsSnails thank YOU!!! 😊

[@KennyReaper]

@@dianecreedon3841 thank you for the recommendation, Diane! We have a very large ramshorn we go for free and he just reproduced - I just looked up the Giant Columbians and he looks like one! My fingers are crossed that’s what he is because they do look awesome 😊

[@appleberry26usus]

Do u have to peel of membrane

[@Lizardlafemme]

Everyone says you have to remove every bit of the stuff that coats the inside of yhe shells. Is that true?

[@barak10007]

Thanks for the video! :) Question: If i just put some of the powder in the water it can help get the calcium lvl in the water higher to help with the snails shell?

[@LavsSnails]

Yes it would help!

[@LavsSnails]

And thank you for watching!🤗🐌💜

[@3abdangry]

I did this and no difference in kh unless it's liquid form, the powder has to be eaten by them to get calcium in their bodies.

[@SonnyG1]

You know you have mts when you got a tank in the kitchen

[@dianecreedon3841]

Question? Don’t mess with chicken egg shells much because most snail people say you have to take the inner lining out. Why? I tried to once and it was a pain in the butt.

[@LavsSnails]

These are chicken eggshells with the membrane left on and dried out in the oven as shown in the video. So far, I have used it in 2 snello recipes as well as a sprinkle in the babies breeder box and they all go super crazy for it. 🤷‍♀️ seemed to work for me, but I'm sure everyone has their own way. Thanks again for watching Diane 🐌💜 I appreciate you being here!

[@dianecreedon3841]

Thank you, will be using egg shells again..storing them in the freezer with extra clutches…Lavnyia, I am so glad I found your channel. I haven’t looked at snail videos in probably over a year. You are so refreshing.

[@andystokes8702]

I suspect the reason most people say you should remove the membrane is because if there is any slight trace of moisture left when you grind them they are liable to encourage bacteria and mould whilst in storage. As long as your drying process is good and you have removed every trace of liquid you should be fine.

[@honeypixie7151]

hi! i’m wondering how you clean a tank with a bunch of little baby snails around? i want to move mine out of the breeder box but i’m afraid of sucking them up w my gravel vacuum

[@dianecreedon3841]

Honey Pixie, Lavnyia has a two great videos, one to clean breeder box, and one for baby snail tank. FYI, I’m not new to Mystery Snails, recently found her, and am amazed at how much more she has taught me. And I did lots of research prior to getting them. She is the “SnailWhisperer”.

[@LavsSnails]

You're very kind💜

[@LavsSnails]

As Diane mentioned i have a couple videos that may help if you're interested! Thanks for watching🐌💜!

[@saltyfries8845]

Beans

[@jlathem56]

I have gotten a mortar and pestle at Walmart for about $10.

[@LavsSnails]

That's good to know, I really need to pick one up! Thank you for watching!🐌💜

[@UpperAquatics]

For the algorithm!

[@LavsSnails]

Thank you! I appreciate you! :)

[@medicinelady20]

Can you freeze eggshells for later use if you’re not able to make anything from them right when they become available?

[@LavsSnails]

After cleaned and dried out, I don't see why not, sure! 👍

[@denisatpdesignmaintenance2249]

Nice trick, but if we don't know how much to use, then.....The internet does not have any site that tells us :(

[@LavsSnails]

How much to use would depend on what you are using the calcium powder for at that time. As I mentioned at the end of the video it can be used in snellos, calcium blocks, or even just a sprinkle of a little bit into your tank. The amounts will vary. If you meant how many eggs to use, again that would depend on what the intended use for the calcium is. The more calcium powder you need the more eggshells you would need to grind down of course! Thanks for watching!