Other Turtle Discussion :: shrimp

[TurtleMan17]

is it ok to feed shrimp to turts?

[marisa]

As an occasional treat, it's fine. It's high in protein, so you wouldn't want to feed it regularly or feed a lot at one time.

[steve]

What kind of shrimp do you mean? There is also the live kinds and raw kinds, both of which should be avoided.

[marisa]

Does that include ghost shrimp? They're live and people occasionally put them in the tank for their turts. They're supposed to give the turtle a bit of a workout (hard to see and therefore catch). I've never found them sold near me, but I'd consider trying them if I found them. (They, as well as some other crustaceans, may carry a bacteria that's been linked to shell rot in some species of turtle, though.)

[jenaero]

Marisa, I bought ghost shrimp once. They're pretty expensive as feeders go. My girls couldn't catch them and they stole the pellets from the turts!

[marisa]

Yeah, I've never even seen them in petstores here. I'm not big on live food like that, but I'd like to try a few just to give Tilly something different. They'd have to be pretty fast to get the pellets from him (if they were, I'd feed the pellets to Tilly in a separate container).

[jenaero]

also, try cleaning out the tank without sucking up a few of those invisible lil buggers

[marisa]

All I want is a few...(a Christmas treat). I'd be game to try to net them out before cleaning. If I lost them, well, c'est la vie (or something like that).

[steve]

I wasn't crazy about shrimp because of the nutritional value and their addictiveness. Though you can never predict how a RES will react to such things...

[jenaero]

net them out, eh...mmmk. Damn near impossible I say. But if you have a few hours to spare..hehe

[steve]

Reminds of the 2 baby guppies I have, I have a hard time catching them when I need to change the water in their container.

[TurtleMan17]

im talking about the dried shrimp that come in a container like pellets come in

[albert]

I bought one of those containers from pet smart... It had a turtle on the cover so I thought it would be okay..The company is Vitakraft the product is called Vita terra Reptile GAMMARE...Small shrimp for Reptile... Product Info:

Due to the carful drying procedure utilized on the Gammarus Crusteceans it has a higher energy and nutrient content than regular live food. The minerals contained in the Gammarus support the shell and bone structure in a natual manner.

ARE THEY BLOWING SMOKE UP MY SKIRT?

[jenaero]

ARE THEY BLOWING SMOKE UP MY SKIRT?

Short answer is yes.

[marisa]

They're high in protein (the container should say what the minimum percentage is), so if you offer them, do so as a treat, not as part of their regular food.