Powdered egg

fantasybookworm · Post by **fantasybookworm** » Thu Jun 18, 2015 10:24 pm

I'd like to get some powdered whole egg for the crabs to try, but I'm not sure if this product is safe...anyone have any comments on it? http://www.amazon.com/Magic-Flavors-Who ... 00VU7PFR0/ Most of the things that come up on Amazon seem to be out of stock, or are just powdered egg whites. I tried googling the sodium ingredient shown on the packet, but didn't come up with much. Worth trying or best to skip?

CallaLily · Post by **CallaLily** » Fri Jun 19, 2015 7:45 am

I wonder about the anti-caking it mentions. I know anti-caking agents are one reason why it's said to avoid sea salt sold for human consumption. I can't find an ingredients list either.

Also, salt for human consumption usually contains anti-caking and anti-clumping agents to make to make it flow freely from shakers, and these could be potentially harmful to hermit crabs.

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fantasybookworm · Post by **fantasybookworm** » Fri Jun 19, 2015 4:39 pm

It sounded like the label meant that the dried egg powder itself has anti-caking properties, not that it contains something that's anti-caking? But I could be reading it wrong. I'll probably avoid getting it, just to be safe. I'll have to try out hardboiled egg or something to see if Boromir will eat it that way - so far I tried scrambled but neither Pippin or Boromir were interested.

CallaLily · Post by **CallaLily** » Fri Jun 19, 2015 5:15 pm

Keep trying. I notice they often ignore a new food the first time or two it's offered. Also, foods they stuff their faces with one week, they'll totally ignore the next week.

soilentgringa · Post by **soilentgringa** » Fri Jun 19, 2015 5:59 pm

I had some powdered egg from Hermit Crab Addiction and they seemed to like it every once in a while.

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Crabinski · Post by **Crabinski** » Fri Jun 19, 2015 6:03 pm

fantasybookworm wrote: I'll have to try out hardboiled egg or something to see if Boromir will eat it that way - so far I tried scrambled but neither Pippin or Boromir were interested.

Only one of my crabs shows any interest in scrambled eggs but they all love raw albumin and hardboiled eggs, especially the yolk!

fantasybookworm · Post by **fantasybookworm** » Fri Jun 19, 2015 6:50 pm

Thanks guys!

I'll keep trying scrambled & hardboiled eggs. Boromir definitely liked the raw albumin in the eggshells I tossed in, at least. I need to go make food for myself anyway, so maybe I'll make some hardboiled eggs to try out tonight!

Also, I had some powdered egg from Hermit Crab Addiction too, but I went and put it all in my meal mix.

I should've kept it to try out with them instead, but oh well.

meg_and_the_zoo · Post by **meg_and_the_zoo** » Sat Jun 20, 2015 7:34 pm

Ok, potentially dumb question but what is albumin? I've googled and all I see is info about blood plasma

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KellyCrabbieLove · Post by **KellyCrabbieLove** » Sat Jun 20, 2015 7:49 pm

The raw goopy white of the egg.

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meg_and_the_zoo · Post by **meg_and_the_zoo** » Sun Jun 21, 2015 2:34 am

so then really any part of an egg, raw or cooked, is ok for them? I've given mine the yolks from hard boiled eggs and the shells but not the whites at all and nothing raw.

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CallaLily · Post by **CallaLily** » Sun Jun 21, 2015 9:11 am

meg_and_the_zoo wrote: so then really any part of an egg, raw or cooked, is ok for them?

Yep.

meg_and_the_zoo · Post by **meg_and_the_zoo** » Sun Jun 21, 2015 9:51 am

Thanks

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