Is the intro supposed to say snail snails 🤣

@LavsSnails

2 жыл бұрын

🤯🙀🤯🙀 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

2 жыл бұрын

Can I use chicken bones for calcium

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

2 жыл бұрын

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

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

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!

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

Super cool, thanks Lav!!

@LavsSnails

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching Seth! 🤗🐌💜

Nice DIY video, explained the process very well 😀

Thanks for the advice regarding cleft palate snails

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

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.

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

@LavsSnails

2 жыл бұрын

No problem! Thanks for watching! 🐌💜

Always great information!!

@LavsSnails

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching Sharron! 🤗🐌💜

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.

Thank you awesome video ❤️🐌

Awesome

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

2 жыл бұрын

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 🐌💜!

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

@LavsSnails

2 жыл бұрын

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!

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!

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

saludos desde Costa Rica :)

Rolling pin also works 😅

@LavsSnails

2 жыл бұрын

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

How do you make a calcium block out of egg shells

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

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

@LavsSnails

2 жыл бұрын

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

2 жыл бұрын

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

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

2 жыл бұрын

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

2 жыл бұрын

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

@LavsSnails

2 жыл бұрын

@@dianecreedon3841 the giants are stunning!

@KennyReaper

2 жыл бұрын

@@LavsSnails thank YOU!!! 😊

@KennyReaper

2 жыл бұрын

@@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 😊

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

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

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

2 жыл бұрын

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

2 жыл бұрын

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

2 жыл бұрын

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.

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?

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

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

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

@LavsSnails

2 жыл бұрын

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

do ya have to put them in the oven ?

Do u have to peel of membrane

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

For the algorithm!

@LavsSnails

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! I appreciate you! :)

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

2 жыл бұрын

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

2 жыл бұрын

You're very kind💜

@LavsSnails

2 жыл бұрын

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

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

2 жыл бұрын

Yes it would help!

@LavsSnails

2 жыл бұрын

And thank you for watching!🤗🐌💜

@3abdangry

Жыл бұрын

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.

Beans

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

@LavsSnails

2 жыл бұрын

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!

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

@LavsSnails

2 жыл бұрын

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