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Post by Deleted on Apr 14, 2011 15:59:44 GMT -5
I'm going to be making shrimp tonight and I was wondering if cleaned shrimp would be safe for ferts. I know you can feed them raw fish (it just can make them a little stinky) but I have no idea about shrimp or shellfish.
Obviously I wouldn't put seasoning or anything on theirs. If it is safe, is it safe to feed raw or should I boil it?
Normally they eat chicken, pork, beef, veal, lamb, turkey or cornish hen. Just figuring since I was cooking with shrimp tonight it might be a nice little bit of variety.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 14, 2011 16:12:21 GMT -5
i believe they can eat anything raw that's not spiced or anything like that. so i think it should be fine.  |
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Post by Sherry on Apr 14, 2011 16:44:23 GMT -5
I don't see a problem with it. I know Vincent can't have any, because he inhales them so fast he chucks them right back up again  |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 14, 2011 17:09:17 GMT -5
Oh Vincent. I'll try them out on some shrimps. Maybe just one cut up to see. If they like it, it'd be pretty easy to keep some frozen to give once a month or so as a treat. |
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Post by crazylady on Apr 14, 2011 18:14:12 GMT -5
shrimp is fine ( mine even love cooked crab lol ) take care bye for now
crazy lady
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Post by katt on Apr 14, 2011 18:42:59 GMT -5
Mine won't touch it. They sniff it and then look at me like "wait? You want me to Eat this?" *walks away in disdain*   Oh well! More for me!  |
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Post by katt on Apr 14, 2011 18:44:43 GMT -5
PS Be sure that you rinse them really well first. And due to the recent oil spills, I would probably avoid feeding them wild caught shrimp (depending on where it was caught though) and go for farmed shrimp. I know down in CA where my parents are there was some *weird* stuff going on with the shrimp due to the spills. Not sure of the details though, just that my parents told me not to eat any.  |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 14, 2011 20:17:00 GMT -5
Thanks for the warning Katt. Does anyone know if I should remove the tails or just leave them on?
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Post by Sherry on Apr 14, 2011 20:27:52 GMT -5
Leave them on. Shrimp tails are soft enough, they shouldn't have a problem with them.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 15, 2011 11:24:18 GMT -5
I gave the kids a shrimp last night, cut into 3 pieces. Loki greedily licked it but didn't seem to know how to eat it. Juno stashed two pieces, but I cleaned the cage before she had a chance to eat the stash. Asher couldn't care less. I think I'm going to try again with a shrimp, but I might chop it up into smaller pieces.
On a side note, my dog Angel liked shrimp but Lucy did not.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 15, 2011 12:23:15 GMT -5
;D -- *But they're not Tiger Prawns, Mum!*
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Post by Deleted on Apr 16, 2011 23:59:47 GMT -5
;D -- *But they're not Tiger Prawns, Mum!* You know, that is probably the problem. I hope they never figure out that chicken wings are cheap!  |
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Post by Sherry on Apr 17, 2011 0:07:19 GMT -5
That's for sure ;D
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Post by Deleted on Apr 17, 2011 12:23:03 GMT -5
oh dear! that would be a disaster if they did ;D
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Post by Deleted on May 5, 2011 12:09:27 GMT -5
Just an update: The shrimp were fought over as a prize to be hoarded, but not eaten. I don't know if they didn't like the shrimp or if they liked them so much they wanted to save them for later? Oh well. They have plenty of other meats and that just leaves more shrimps for me!
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