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shrimp? crickets?
Posted: Mon Mar 18, 2019 8:38 am
by purplepincher
should i fee my crabs cooked shrimp? i recently got some unprossessed shrimp, and they love it, but i dont know how often i should give it to them. also, should i chop the legs off of pet store crickets and feed them a couple?
Re: shrimp? crickets?
Posted: Mon Mar 18, 2019 8:56 am
by odelayheehoo
Yes, they love meats, especially seafood! I give my crabs raw shrimp occasionally, the E's are always a big fan of it.
I personally don't recommend feeding feeder crickets to them if that's what you mean, you can always get dehydrated crickets as long as the ingredients don't have any unsafe additives.
Re: shrimp? crickets?
Posted: Mon Mar 18, 2019 9:44 am
by GotButterflies
Agreed~ I do raw shrimp a lot. Like soilentgringa says, “No one cooks for them in the wild. “
However- I never feed live crickets ~ and I raise them from my frog and turtle, so they are assessable to me on a regular basis.
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Re: shrimp? crickets?
Posted: Mon Mar 18, 2019 12:21 pm
by wodesorel
Headcrush the crickets if you want to offer fresh. Even missing their back legs they are too fast to catch.
Re: shrimp? crickets?
Posted: Mon Mar 18, 2019 1:32 pm
by purplepincher
what if it has NO legs?
Re: shrimp? crickets?
Posted: Mon Mar 18, 2019 1:53 pm
by wodesorel
You'd end up killing it in the process. Kinder to just dispatch it quickly.
Re: shrimp? crickets?
Posted: Mon Mar 18, 2019 2:03 pm
by purplepincher
your right. i forgot about that.
Re: shrimp? crickets?
Posted: Wed Jul 24, 2019 10:37 pm
by Pecospaul1
Do you have any other pets that eat insects? When I buy crickets for my lizards I always feed them well before giving to the lizards. Some always die so I let them dry out and my crabs LOVE them.