Calcium 10000x again

[deusb]

Hello guys

Another topic on calcium. Would you consider this calcium powder ( it is agricolture lime) safe to make blocks of it?

 

[144 Grandpa Turtle]

Why would you want to buy it

 

[deusb]

Why would you want to buy it

I agree with you, but this bag 25 kg costs 6€, much easier and faster to do it then egg shells.

 

[RandyTortoise]

I agree with you, but this bag 25 kg costs 6€, much easier and faster to do it then egg shells.

Are you sure that is for reptiles?

 

[COmtnLady]

That is for fertilizer use, not direct ingestion. Fertilizer lime is to raise the pH in soil. It is different than the calcium you need for your tortoise.

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[Tom]

Hello guys

Another topic on calcium. Would you consider this calcium powder ( it is agricolture lime) safe to make blocks of it?

We can't read that label. I would not use this for tortoises.

 

[deusb]

This is not Hydrated Lime! That is why i posted the specifications. It is natural organic grounded calcium with ingredients on the picture. I am not sure if it is for turtles, that is why i asked! People are using this for horses, pigs or other farm animals, that is what i know.

 

[deusb]

We can't read that label. I would not use this for tortoises.

Why you cant read it?

PH in factory H20 ---- 9,6
Ca ---- 38,8%
Ca0 ----- 54,3%
CaC03 ----- 97%
Mg ----- max 0,6%
Mg0 ----- max 1%
MgC03 ---- max 2%

 

[Alex and the Redfoot]

I'm not sure how to interpret this numbers:
Overall calcium is 38%, out of which 54.3% is CaO (oxide?), out of which 97% is calcium carbonate?
If so, what's other 62% in composition?

 

[Tom]

Why you cant read it?

PH in factory H20 ---- 9,6
Ca ---- 38,8%
Ca0 ----- 54,3%
CaC03 ----- 97%
Mg ----- max 0,6%
Mg0 ----- max 1%
MgC03 ---- max 2%

Because the words are written in a language that I do not know.

 

[Tom]

I'm not sure how to interpret this numbers:
Overall calcium is 38%, out of which 54.3% is CaO (oxide?), out of which 97% is calcium carbonate?
If so, what's other 62% in composition?

Yeah. The numbers don't make any sense. Adds up to much more than 100%.

 

[The_Four_Toed_Edward]

I'm not sure how to interpret this numbers:
Overall calcium is 38%, out of which 54.3% is CaO (oxide?), out of which 97% is calcium carbonate?
If so, what's other 62% in composition?

Here is how I would translate the lable:

CHEMICAL COMPOSITION

pH in distilled H₂O 9,6

Ca min 38,8%
Expressed as CaO min 54,3%
Expressed as CaCO₃ min 97%

Mg max 0,6%
Expressed as MgO max 1%
Expressed as MgCO₃ max 2%

Neutralization value (NV) I min 54,9

 

[MenagerieGrl]

Um, ya . . with all that said, I WOULD NOT consider using it for my tort's. To many other reliable sources for calcium which are not questionable..

 

[deusb]

Thx for answer all. I order food grade one from amazon. 5kg is 20€, so it is not so bad to !

 

[sue ncfc]

My tortoises eat loads of cuttlefish does this supply there daily needs for calcium?

Hello guys

Another topic on calcium. Would you consider this calcium powder ( it is agricolture lime) safe to make blocks of it?

 

[Tom]

My tortoises eat loads of cuttlefish does this supply there daily needs for calcium?

Yes.