Feeding Garters Shrimp? Possible?

[J@50n]

Hey everyone I was in the seafood department the other day at Walmart and I saw a bag of raw little shrimps (the size of a quarter total). Anyone ever though of feeding with shrimp? Is it a possibility? If not why not?

Any ideas!?

[Plissken]

i dont know about the meat. but i would imagine that a shrimp exoskeleton would be similar to insects, which snakes cant digest. so you would have to skin all the shrimp prior.

[J@50n]

i dont know about the meat. but i would imagine that a shrimp exoskeleton would be similar to insects, which snakes cant digest. so you would have to skin all the shrimp prior.

I'm talking about the ones with just the meat... let me find a picture...

No tail, no skin, nothing.

[DogPaste]

Keep in mind many aquatic snakes can digest crayfish, they have similar exoskeletons.

[guidofatherof5]

They might eat it but I would be worried about where it was from(not bought). Chemicals, heavy metals and pesticides.
I also don't know about the make-up of shrimp.
Definitely not in their wild food menu.

[J@50n]

They might eat it but I would be worried about where it was from(not bought). Chemicals, heavy metals and pesticides.
I also don't know about the make-up of shrimp.
Definitely not in their wild food menu.

Neither are Pinkies:P

[ssssnakeluvr]

Neither are Pinkies:P

garters are known to eat rodents in the wild. wanderings especially.

[guidofatherof5]

Neither are Pinkies:P

I've never seen it happen in the wild but I have had wild caught garters(T.radix) take pinkies the second they were offered. Leads me to believe that if they found a nest of them in my shed the pinkies would be a good meal. I've also read in many publications that rodents are on the menu of many species of garter snakes.

[Plissken]

based on a quick google search, most shrimp has about 150mg of sodium per 3.5oz . I'm not sure, but that may be to high for snakes.

[guidofatherof5]

based on a quick google search, most shrimp has about 150mg of sodium per 3.5oz . I'm not sure, but that may be to high for snakes.

Good info. Thanks for finding it
Not sure how much sodium a garter snake gets per meal but I would think it's not much.