Homemade Ca?

[PeanutbuttER]

http://fiascofarm.com/herbs/recipes.htm#eggshell

Does anyone do this? I've never considered making my own calcium powder from eggshells. Seems like it'd have a lot more in the way of trace minerals than the straight Calciumcarbonate.

Any thoughts?

 

[Yvonne G]

I haven't used that recipe, but it sounds pretty easy. I just take a rolling pin and roll them on the cutting board into teeny tiny pieces. Then I cook them in with the eggs to scramble for the pond turtles.

I also boil eggs then smash them with the heel of my hand and feed them to the Manouria and Yellowfoot tortoises. They don't seem to have any trouble swallowing the larger pieces of egg shell.

 

[ekm5015]

Very cool...i will have to try this.

 

[Madkins007]

Considering that the container of calcium powder I bought for about $5 has lasted me now for about 5 years and is still about 1/3rd full, I won't bother...

But- a lot of places have warned against using egg shell as calcium because of concerns about heavy metals, etc. in them. I wonder how viable those concerns really are?

 

[Angi]

I give egg shells to my worms, but the torts and turtle get a calcium supliment and cuttle bone.

 

[Candy]

This is so interesting. Thanks for posting the site. I don't give eggs shells to my tortoises, but I do feed raw egg to my dogs and break the shell up into the egg and let them eat it that way. It's a good source of calcium and protein at the same time and they love it. I only use organic eggs though.