feeding calcium. powder to feeder snails?

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Re: feeding calcium. powder to feeder snails?

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Do yall just toss in the whole thing?
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Re: feeding calcium. powder to feeder snails?

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I just broke off and tossed in a few smaller pieces. It floats at first and will sink in a day.
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Re: feeding calcium. powder to feeder snails?

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if you go the powder route, it is best used in snail jello
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Re: feeding calcium. powder to feeder snails?

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JRC3 wrote:I just broke off and tossed in a few smaller pieces. It floats at first and will sink in a day.
Thats what I did the first time, But I never noticed if it sunk or not lol
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