Post by luvfishies on Oct 8, 2005 2:47:01 GMT
Well, I finally did it. I made some snail biscuits of my own. Couldn't get any calcium supplement locally, so I just went with what I had on hand.
3c dogfood/catfood/milkbones/shrimp pellets/koi pellets, flake food, blended to a powder and set aside
1c baby peeled carrots
2c raw butternut squash
1c fresh green beans
1 red bell pepper
6 JUMBO shrimp, shell on
1/2c "seafood mix" (squid, mussels, scallops, etc)
1 very ripe peach (including skin)
1c turnip/rutabaga
2c frozen chopped kale
1/2c frozen chopped parsley
2 TBSP spirulina powder
1 tbsp chopped garlic in oil
2 tbsp frozen krill
2 tbsp brine shrimp enriched with Omega-3
Ok, so what I did was to pulverize the hard foods to a fine powder.
Then I slowly added all the veggies and fruit into the blender and mixed till it was a mushy liquid. I divided this into 2 portions and set half aside.
I then added 1/2 of the powder into this liquid and mixed it well with a mixer. It was the consistency of a very thick, grainy paste.
You could then drop spoonfuls onto a baking sheet and flatten, and bake on very low for a few hours, or you could dehydrate.
I dehydrated. I have a Nevco dryer, and the bottom setting was on 3 and the upper on 3. It took just about 36 hours to totally dehydrate.
The snails LOVED the raw mix, and they seem to like the dehydrated biscuits just as much. I got over 30 biscuits from this half portion, and am currently drying another 25 or so from the remainder of the mix.
Just wanted to share!
3c dogfood/catfood/milkbones/shrimp pellets/koi pellets, flake food, blended to a powder and set aside
1c baby peeled carrots
2c raw butternut squash
1c fresh green beans
1 red bell pepper
6 JUMBO shrimp, shell on
1/2c "seafood mix" (squid, mussels, scallops, etc)
1 very ripe peach (including skin)
1c turnip/rutabaga
2c frozen chopped kale
1/2c frozen chopped parsley
2 TBSP spirulina powder
1 tbsp chopped garlic in oil
2 tbsp frozen krill
2 tbsp brine shrimp enriched with Omega-3
Ok, so what I did was to pulverize the hard foods to a fine powder.
Then I slowly added all the veggies and fruit into the blender and mixed till it was a mushy liquid. I divided this into 2 portions and set half aside.
I then added 1/2 of the powder into this liquid and mixed it well with a mixer. It was the consistency of a very thick, grainy paste.
You could then drop spoonfuls onto a baking sheet and flatten, and bake on very low for a few hours, or you could dehydrate.
I dehydrated. I have a Nevco dryer, and the bottom setting was on 3 and the upper on 3. It took just about 36 hours to totally dehydrate.
The snails LOVED the raw mix, and they seem to like the dehydrated biscuits just as much. I got over 30 biscuits from this half portion, and am currently drying another 25 or so from the remainder of the mix.
Just wanted to share!
