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Shrimp

Post by pearl29mi » Thu Dec 24, 2015 11:29 am

I have a bag of raw frozen shrimp, the ingredients it has on it is just salt. Would it be okay for my crabs to eat? If so, do I feed it raw or cooked? Thanks :)
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Re: Shrimp

Post by landlubber » Thu Dec 24, 2015 12:39 pm

I would not, because of that salt.
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Post by wodesorel » Thu Dec 24, 2015 3:21 pm

I give my crabs salted things as plain salt isn't harmful. Others choose not to feed salted things. Personal choice. :)
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Re: Shrimp

Post by Crabinski » Thu Dec 24, 2015 5:04 pm

pearl29mi wrote:I have a bag of raw frozen shrimp, the ingredients it has on it is just salt. Would it be okay for my crabs to eat? If so, do I feed it raw or cooked? Thanks :)
Like @wodesorel, I give my crabs items that have some salt but, if you're concerned, you can rinse the shrimp in hot water to remove some of the salt. As to raw vs cooked, some people's crabs prefer raw over cooked -- my guys aren't too fond of any shrimp other than freeze-dried.
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Re: Shrimp

Post by aussieJJDude » Fri Dec 25, 2015 5:48 pm

For me, table salt isn't bad for them. Most of the time - well in australia - it's just Sodium and Chlorine; which the crabs would find somewhat beneficial. I just look at it as another salt source for my crabs to enjoy; after all they probably eat tonnes of "flavoured" items covered in salt.

Like Crabinski said, if your worried about it just wash it off with a bit of water! :)
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