How To Make Your Own Calcium Supplement For Free!

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Franklin Park, New Jersey
Soo, I figured out how to make a Calcium Supplement at home, fairly easily.
You just need Eggshells from Chicken Eggs. The eggshell is pretty much pure Calcium Carbonate, along with small trace amounts of other elements.

Materials

  • 3 Eggshells
  • Boiling Water
  • Microwave
  • Hammer or Rolling Pin
  • Zip-Loc Bag
  • Wood Board
  • Patience

Step 1 - Collect your eggshells, clean them out, and remove the membrane.
Step 2 - Put your eggshells in boiling water for about 5 minutes.
Step 3 - Remove the eggshells from the boiling water, and stick them in the microwave for about 4-5 minutes.
Step 4 - Remove the eggshells from the microwave, and place them in a Zip-Loc Bag.
Step 5 - Start crushing the eggshells with your hammer or rolling pin. Try to make it as fine as possible. It may take a while to get the right consistency.
Step 6 - Make sure your eggshell has a consistency of flour.
Step 7 - Give to your gecko!
 

T-ReXx

Uroplatus Fanatic
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1,745
Location
Buffalo, NY
Interesting idea. Seems like a lot of work when I bottle of supplements is only a few dollars and the yield per shell would be pretty low I would think, but if it works for you then go with it.

Personally, for the amount of Cal I go through a month I'd need a chicken farm to do this, but that's me. :p
 

T-ReXx

Uroplatus Fanatic
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1,745
Location
Buffalo, NY
does the boiling of water and microwave kill any possible salmonella?

Good point! I would think boiling would do it, but not enough of a guarantee to make it worth it, IMO. What I don't understand is why this is better than spending 5 bucks on bottle of reptical.
 

fl_orchidslave

New Member
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St. Augustine, FL
My grandmother use to use eggshells for her african violets. They bloomed all the time :) But for herps, it seems like more trouble than it's worth, and then there's the other important ingredients in the $5 pot.
 

reptilenut

Greg Stephens
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Huntington, WV
Ok out of sheer boredom and curiosity I tried this. First of all my microwave did not like having egg shells only, after about 2 minutes loud frying noise and lightning bolts. So my suggestion is if you try this do not microwave, and I don't think you will ever get it fine enough..

My version of Myth Busters. :)
 
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