Feeding and Nutrition :: How much shrimp?

[BullDog]

Well, a quick scan of the nearly 800 posts containing "shrimp" told me that feeding cooked, cocktail shrimp as a treat is fine.

However, I'm wondering how much for an adult RES (if it's once every couple of months or so). Last time, I gave them half a shrimp each (along with veggies, of course!). Is half a shrimp a suitable amount? Or should they be lucky turts and get a whole shrimp each next time? A whole shrimp is about "head size".

[megcornell]

I give Leo one small cooked shrimp on "special" occasions, which amounts to about two shrimp per year.

[industrial_girl_2000]

A whole shrimp each is fine on special occasions.

[BullDog]

Sounds good. Usually we have those shrimp rings in the holiday season, and in the summer. So that works out nicely for 2 a year
Thanks guys!

[TurtleHelp]

wait, does the shrimp have to be cooked?
can it be those ones you buy dried in a store?

[BullDog]

Yes, you can give the freeze dried shrimp you buy from the petstore as a treat.
I was talking about the frozen cocktail shrimp that are generally fed to humans

[SpotsMama]

Spots loves the frozen cocktail shrimp (thawed of course) so much he tends to swallow them whole. He goes nuts over them. I'm afraid he would choke on a whole one, so now I cut it into bite sized pieces before putting it in. Not as much fun, but safer.