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mineral supplements

Post by ROSIEonFIRE » Wed Sep 27, 2017 1:01 pm

other than eggshells, oyster shells, coral and cuttle are there any minerals you like to offer your crabs?

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Re: mineral supplements

Post by wodesorel » Wed Sep 27, 2017 6:50 pm

People have raved about HCP's mineral blend for years. It's proprietary, but it seems to be bentonite or montmorillonite clay both of which are high in calcium.
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Re: mineral supplements

Post by ROSIEonFIRE » Wed Sep 27, 2017 9:06 pm

huh. i know gotbutterflies sells glauconite. while google this i also came across bloodmeal. i bet they would love that!


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Re: mineral supplements

Post by Just Jay » Sat Oct 07, 2017 2:39 pm

I have added a large oink salt stone that everyone liked. Might have to get another.

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Post by stinkyfeet » Sat Oct 07, 2017 5:37 pm

Mine go nuts over the HCP mineral blend!


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Re: mineral supplements

Post by LadyJinglyJones » Sat Oct 07, 2017 6:29 pm

Some people suggest hymilayan pink salt, though I haven't looked into the veracity of its supposed healthfulness.

Also, greensand is a common name for glauconite.

Here's the wikipedia page for it, explaining it's mineral composition and origins :

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greensand

My crabs seem to dig it.
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Re: mineral supplements

Post by GotButterflies » Sat Oct 07, 2017 7:51 pm

LadyJinglyJones wrote:Some people suggest hymilayan pink salt, though I haven't looked into the veracity of its supposed healthfulness.

Also, greensand is a common name for glauconite.

Here's the wikipedia page for it, explaining it's mineral composition and origins :

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greensand

My crabs seem to dig it.
When @RosieonFire said I sold glauconite...I was like...I do? I had no idea that was the scientific name for Greensand!! :hlol: :anon: Mine LOVE Greensand, Himalayan Pink Salt, and HCP's Mineral Blend! :)
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Re: mineral supplements

Post by wodesorel » Sat Oct 07, 2017 8:12 pm

Pink salt was the thing that made me rally the troops to rethink the whole "rust kills crabs because iron is deadly!' crusade that used to permeate threads. It's like, y'all feed pink salt? Then y'uns crabs are getting lots of iron, duh.

Things like Pink Aleae salt would be a good choice as well, as the colour comes from mineral packed volcanic clays.
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Re: mineral supplements

Post by LadyJinglyJones » Sat Oct 07, 2017 8:32 pm

wodesorel wrote:Pink salt was the thing that made me rally the troops to rethink the whole "rust kills crabs because iron is deadly!' crusade that used to permeate threads. It's like, y'all feed pink salt? Then y'uns crabs are getting lots of iron, duh.

I suppose people could question if bioavailability mattered, and whether different oxidative states might affect crabs variously... but I suppose the conversations back then didn't hinge along those lines? (I'm asking out of genuine curiosity.)
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Re: mineral supplements

Post by wodesorel » Sat Oct 07, 2017 10:58 pm

Nope, just "rust bad", even after JMT did research into it.
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Re: mineral supplements

Post by Crabsalicious » Thu Oct 19, 2017 10:18 pm

Jumping in kinda late here, but, so it's ok to give them straight Himalayan pink salt? I always have it at home so will give it to them with their food if that's ok?

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Re: mineral supplements

Post by LadyJinglyJones » Fri Oct 20, 2017 12:16 am

^ Yup. :)
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Re: mineral supplements

Post by Just Jay » Fri Oct 20, 2017 12:25 am

Crabsalicious wrote:Jumping in kinda late here, but, so it's ok to give them straight Himalayan pink salt? I always have it at home so will give it to them with their food if that's ok?

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I cant see the difference from just having it avaliable to putting it on food.

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Re: mineral supplements

Post by Crabsalicious » Fri Oct 20, 2017 5:32 am

LadyJinglyJones wrote:^ Yup. :)
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Re: mineral supplements

Post by Crabsalicious » Fri Oct 20, 2017 5:32 am

Just Jay wrote:
Crabsalicious wrote:Jumping in kinda late here, but, so it's ok to give them straight Himalayan pink salt? I always have it at home so will give it to them with their food if that's ok?

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Oh I didn't think about putting it on food lol! Thank you! ImageImageImage

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