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Snail shells ?????
Ok i have been reading this link
Tortoise Trust Web - Promoting Proper Bone Development and was wondering i have a bird (i dont know what type of bird it is ) in my garden who eats snails every day and leaves the shells (in a pile )if i was to collect the shells and then wash them in boilling water then crush them and put them in th enclosure would the be safe for my torts to eat ??? what do you think ? the TT says they are a good sorce of calcium and in the wild they have been observed eating them 
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We use Calypso dust, which is 99% calcium, twice a week, before anyone jumps up and down, yes it is the recommended thing for live feed but it is also suitable for greens, weeds etc.
The other 5 days we use reptile minerals, currently Beaphor reptimin, it contains all the minerals required and has come recommended from a keeper, breeder and reptile shop owner. Neither of them smell
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05-10-2008, 10:51 PM
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Interesting. Could I use the (unwanted) tiny aquatic snails from my fish tanks for a turtle then?
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