DIY calcium powder

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DIY calcium powder

Post by squid » Fri Apr 12, 2019 4:19 pm

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I wanted to get some more calcium into my crabs’ diet so I ground up some eggshells with a (thoroughly cleaned) coffee grinder, since they have refused to eat eggshells or cuttlebone so far. Hopefully this works! :)


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Re: DIY calcium powder

Post by aussieJJDude » Fri Apr 12, 2019 4:29 pm

Looks good. Reminds me of coral sand - guess its' made of the same material...

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Re: DIY calcium powder

Post by Xenocrab » Fri Apr 12, 2019 4:30 pm

We have coffee grinders exclusively for crabby foods!

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Re: DIY calcium powder

Post by RiNiKy506 » Fri Apr 12, 2019 4:45 pm

So cool! I got a dehydrator, I need to get a grinder now! Great idea!

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