Crushed egg shells

[Zephyr]

I've been using reptocal for a while now and remembered that for lizards you can use crushed egg shell for nutrients and calcium. If you were to grind and pulverize it finely, could you use it instead of any other calcium supplement?

[adamanteus]

I often use powdered egg shell, but usually cuttlefish.

[Lori P]

My only worry would be the strange chemicals they might spray on the eggs, or the hormone/antibiotic residue from factory farmed chickens. Unless you have your own chickens, then I'd think it'd be safe.... but don't quote me, I'm guessing.

[Zephyr]

Cuttle fish the same stuff in those chunks given to birds, correct?

[adamanteus]

Cuttle fish the same stuff in those chunks given to birds, correct?


That's the stuff. I just powder it through a kitchen grater.

[gregmonsta]

I use 'Calcimise' in the water as a trace amount (like the vitamins I use a lower than normal amount to provide a regular mini-boost in their water)

[zooplan]

I only use "Korvimin" as supplement and look for some variations in diet.