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    Ghost Shrimp?

    Is it ok to feed my ribbons ghost shrimp? They're all over the lakes here and they sell them cheap at pet stores. I was just wondering because it seems like something they'd probably eat if they came across them in a lake.
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    Re: Ghost Shrimp?

    I wouldn't. They're made of the same material as insects.

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    Re: Ghost Shrimp?

    Yeah... they have that exoskeleton... chitosan or whatnot.
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    Re: Ghost Shrimp?

    Quote Originally Posted by Lori P View Post
    Yeah... they have that exoskeleton... chitosan or whatnot.
    Chitin. Chitosan is apparently derived from it.

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    Re: Ghost Shrimp?

    Ok, I was just wondering. I'll stick to fish and mice then.
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    Re: Ghost Shrimp?

    Yea... I second what they said!

    you'd probably have a major impaction on your hands
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    Re: Ghost Shrimp?

    Quote Originally Posted by aSnakeLovinBabe View Post
    Yea... I second what they said!

    you'd probably have a major impaction on your hands
    Major impaction + Sudden release = Big problem
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    Re: Ghost Shrimp?

    I know not to feed my snakes anything with chitin..but what exactly is an impaction?

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    Re: Ghost Shrimp?

    Quote Originally Posted by Hornets23 View Post
    I know not to feed my snakes anything with chitin..but what exactly is an impaction?
    Impaction is when your snake eats something not easily digestable or not digestable at all (such as your substrate) which results in the thing it ate basically getting stuck in its digestive system.
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    Re: Ghost Shrimp?

    Oh yikes, that doesn't sound good. Is there anything that can be done about it and can it cause death?

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