AllieSten
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Anyone want to share how they make their snail jello? Gonna go to the produce store tomorrow and get some supplies. Any help would be appreciated
Get a box of lime jello, add in some peaches and pineapple and lots of snails, the snails give it a crunchy texture and proteinAllieSten said:Anyone want to share how they make their snail jello? Gonna go to the produce store tomorrow and get some supplies. Any help would be appreciated
Omg hahahaha!!fissh said:Get a box of lime jello, add in some peaches and pineapple and lots of snails, the snails give it a crunchy texture and protein
It really isn't. Really takes like 10 minutes. You don't have to use all the protein junk I do...those are my scraps. Using beef heart + the extra stuff like the bloodworms will do just fine. All it boils down to is baby food+calcium supplement (really cheap)+ gelatin+some fish food if you want + desires protein. It seems like a lot, but it's a really fast process. And you don't even have to blitz it, finely chopped is fine. The longest part is waiting for the jar of food to heat up to bubble in the microwave so it's hot enough to melt the gelatinWishNixie said:Hmmm interesting. I can't decide which sounds more disgusting..... the actual recipe, or the one using crushed snails. O.O Ew. lol. This is interesting to me though. If I WERE to get ambitious enough to make jello for something, it would be my snails though... lol.. I sure do adore them. But man.... I dunno. Sounds like an awful lot of work, haha.
Blech. Just remembering the smell of chicken and beef babyfood... shudder. lol. I used to have to make this god awful frozen conglomeration when I had sugar gliders for an agonizingly long sixteen years, and it suuuucked, haha. But I might have to try this, at least once. How is it on the mess scale in the tank? It has to be better than wayward algae pellets, I assume, yes?KinsKicks said:It really isn't. Really takes like 10 minutes. You don't have to use all the protein junk I do...those are my scraps. Using beef heart + the extra stuff like the bloodworms will do just fine. All it boils down to is baby food+calcium supplement (really cheap)+ gelatin+some fish food if you want + desires protein. It seems like a lot, but it's a really fast process. And you don't even have to blitz it, finely chopped is fine. The longest part is waiting for the jar of food to heat up to bubble in the microwave so it's hot enough to melt the gelatin
My snails won't touch the algae wafers at all. I've had the best luck with the carrots. I can't seem to get them to eat anything else I throw in there lately. They need to eat. So I am going to do this for sure. I already have the Knox gelatin in my cupboard plus the calcium tablets, blood worms & algae wafers. Just need some babyfood and I will be set. I know what I am doing tomorrow lolWishNixie said:Blech. Just remembering the smell of chicken and beef babyfood... shudder. lol. I used to have to make this god awful frozen conglomeration when I had sugar gliders for an agonizingly long sixteen years, and it suuuucked, haha. But I might have to try this, at least once. How is it on the mess scale in the tank? It has to be better than wayward algae pellets, I assume, yes?
Because it's gel food, it's like no mess lol. It's wonderful. I solidify them in some small silicon ice cube trays so I have smaller portions, then I throw them all into a Tupperware container and use as needed when solidified. They pick at leisure. I use it in my Betta sorority (only tank with snails).WishNixie said:Blech. Just remembering the smell of chicken and beef babyfood... shudder. lol. I used to have to make this god awful frozen conglomeration when I had sugar gliders for an agonizingly long sixteen years, and it suuuucked, haha. But I might have to try this, at least once. How is it on the mess scale in the tank? It has to be better than wayward algae pellets, I assume, yes?
This is the stuff mine eat every crumb of.WishNixie said:Ironically, (because I bought them for my Betta, and he HATED them); I JUST TODAY gave away two tall jars of freeze dried bloodworms to my friend with parrots and beardies, lol... sigh. Pretty typically of my luck really, haha. So whatever I get, I'd have to start buying from scratch.
I bought bbs eggs, and was hatching them for the guppy fry that spawned in one of my tanks, but WHAT a pita sorting between the live bbs and the eggs, so I don't think I want to mess with THAT nonsense anymore, lol.
In Indiana, (I try to support local small business, etc; as opposed to the big box stores), and we have this online Indiana supplier called aquatic arts, and they make a snails/shrimp invertebrates pellet, and everyone from my fish, to my RCS, to my ghost shrimp to ALL my snails go crazy for it.. so it's totally worth the fifteen bucks I pay for the container of it. But I'm all for feeding my snails variety, so they get that every other night, swapped out with blanched okra and zucchini.. so I suppppoooose I could make them Jello Icecubes, lol.. my husband already thinks I've gone out of my mind, so what's one more thing, right? hahaaaaaa...
It's ok! Tell hubby that there are worst thing about in the world than loving your fish .WishNixie said:Ironically, (because I bought them for my Betta, and he HATED them); I JUST TODAY gave away two tall jars of freeze dried bloodworms to my friend with parrots and beardies, lol... sigh. Pretty typically of my luck really, haha. So whatever I get, I'd have to start buying from scratch.
I bought bbs eggs, and was hatching them for the guppy fry that spawned in one of my tanks, but WHAT a pita sorting between the live bbs and the eggs, so I don't think I want to mess with THAT nonsense anymore, lol.
In Indiana, (I try to support local small business, etc; as opposed to the big box stores), and we have this online Indiana supplier called aquatic arts, and they make a snails/shrimp invertebrates pellet, and everyone from my fish, to my RCS, to my ghost shrimp to ALL my snails go crazy for it.. so it's totally worth the fifteen bucks I pay for the container of it. But I'm all for feeding my snails variety, so they get that every other night, swapped out with blanched okra and zucchini.. so I suppppoooose I could make them Jello Icecubes, lol.. my husband already thinks I've gone out of my mind, so what's one more thing, right? hahaaaaaa...
I added it to my cart to buy when I next find something to purchase. I have spent entirely too much on Amazon this week. Hubby is getting a little testy. But I did get a good deal on a new Kindle Fire, so I can read on a bigger screen. So I am pretty happy about that lolWishNixie said:This is the stuff mine eat every crumb of.
Hmm yeaaah. He's been very supportive because I've been using money from my own side business ventures, and not "OUR" budget money for my fish "nonsense;" but he doesn't understand at all. He said.. Fish. Worse.. SNAILS?! Whyyy?! They do NOTHING for us. I'm like.. speak for yourself Bub, lol...KinsKicks said:It's ok! Tell hubby that there are worst thing about in the world than loving your fish .
Nope, its raw. I just chop chop (lol, mad knife skillz) , or you can even use an immersion blender if you have one. you just heat up the baby food to bubbling/boiling, dissolve in the gelatin, and calcium powder, add in the other stuff, give it a stir and you're good to go Then ill just pour it into the ice cube trays and set them in the fridgeWishNixie said:Hmm yeaaah. He's been very supportive because I've been using money from my own side business ventures, and not "OUR" budget money for my fish "nonsense;" but he doesn't understand at all. He said.. Fish. Worse.. SNAILS?! Whyyy?! They do NOTHING for us. I'm like.. speak for yourself Bub, lol...
So when you say you buy beef hearts, and or white fish, etc... do you cook this stuff? Put it in raw? How do you prepare it to go into the jello? lol.
I'm not sure about RepCal, but I use TUMS either regular or ultra strength...depending on what's for sale; I get the berry flavors. Don't use mint flavor, those are bad. Ill usually cut the tablets back to 6-7 if I use ultra. In general, you can read the ingredients, and anything should be fine if they don't have phosphorous or vitamin D3WishNixie said:Also; Calcium, what do you use for calcium? Like RepCal (minus the D3), or something else? Just want to make sure I get the proper stuff. I don't want to spend twenty bucks making snail jello and oops on the calcium, and have to make it all over again, lol... that kind of stuff always makes me maaaad.
Thanks! I'll have to work up the energy for this in the next week or so. And see how my guys like it.KinsKicks said:Nope, its raw. I just chop chop (lol, mad knife skillz) , or you can even use an immersion blender if you have one. you just heat up the baby food to bubbling/boiling, dissolve in the gelatin, and calcium powder, add in the other stuff, give it a stir and you're good to go Then ill just pour it into the ice cube trays and set them in the fridge
I'm not sure about RepCal, but I use TUMS either regular or ultra strength...depending on what's for sale; I get the berry flavors. Don't use mint flavor, those are bad. Ill usually cut the tablets back to 6-7 if I use ultra. In general, you can read the ingredients, and anything should be fine if they don't have phosphorous or vitamin D3
and you don't even have to make a lot if you wanna just try it out (sometimes ill nicely ask the butcher people for beef hearts...they usually give it to me because nobody wants them. you could always ask for just a chunk or something) The recipes are really flexible lol; I don't even measure; I pretend I'm a chef and just add ingredients until I say "looks good enough "WishNixie said:Thanks! I'll have to work up the energy for this in the next week or so. And see how my guys like it.
It should be too bad, but you'll want to minimize how much they get. They're more likely to overeat than anything. Depending on your size Betta and snail, you can always get a deco or DIY a separate safe area in the tank for snails to eat in pieceKellye8498 said:Will it hurt the betta's if they bloat from it? I have a betta in my community tank for the first time and my snails are coming soon. I have always fed my snails snail jello but didn't know betta's love it too :/ Bleh. I don't want to have to search my tank daily for four little mystery snails just to feed them.
I believe one member in here made "shark tanks" from cherry baskets with silts big enough for the snails to fit through but not the Betta. And I'm imagine that you could even use a bit of PVC pipe for them to hang out in for feedings.Kellye8498 said:It's likely I will just move the betta to another tank because I don't want to deal with separating for feedings. We shall see lol.
I honestly thought that was the most clever thing ever. Upside down basket, small enough slots for just the snails to get into it. Solved so many problems.KinsKicks said:I believe one member in here made "shark tanks" from cherry baskets with silts big enough for the snails to fit through but not the Betta. And I'm imagine that you could even use a bit of PVC pipe for them to hang out in for feedings.
Also, I don't recommend moving your Betta to another tank during feedings, the constant changes in environments can stress him out, and you don't want that
Yeah that's what I'm thinking. My betta is trI'm and lithe, but my Mystery snails are massive, lol.AngelTheGypsy said:I think that was shrimp. Any hole a medium sized mystery snail can go through, so can a betta.
If you separate for feedings, it's much better and easier to separate the snails. Plus you shouldn't feed jello every day, just maybe twice a week. Other times you can just feed veggies.
AllieSten said:I am heading for the store as soon as I drop my son off. He has to play in the Jazzband at a graduation party. Currently I am sitting in front of the high school with my AC cranked, waiting for them to load up the back of my truck. Then dropping them all off, and then off to the store to get supplies. Gonna check at my one small fish store here to see if they have any mystery snails. Not sure they do. So I may get a couple today. If my son didn't need to be picked up in a couple of hours I would head to the big pet store about an hour away. I don't think I would have enough time.
I did however order that food you suggested WishNixie it should be here in a couple days.
Potentially? Without exact measurements on things.. I always flounder. :/AllieSten said:It is disgusting! I definitely cut the pieces too big. I threw the first frozen piece in and my cories are now giants! Lol the snails did love it too. I went and sucked out all the leftovers with a turkey baster. That way the cories can digest their food, and not actually explode.
It didn't make too much of a mess in my tank. Stayed pretty contained. Maybe you needed to add more gelatin?
So far so good. Happy snails.
Wellllll I've never made a jellO shot in muh life, lol. So next time you make it.. (and like the results), write down EXACTLY what you used, babyfood ounces etc.. and I will try to duplicate it, lol.AllieSten said:I have made millions of Jell-O shots. So I have used gelatin quite a bit. I do have a bit of an advantage. Lol
I even think I could have went for 1 more pack of gelatin. But then it may have been too congealed. I had about 3 1/2 cups of the baby food mixture and 2 packs of the Knox gelatin. If that helps at all. For next time lol