Name: Fluker’s Gourmet-Style? River Shrimp

Ingredients: River Shrimp

Location: Petco

Price: 4.99/1.2 oz can

I was walking through my local Petco when I saw a sign in the reptile section that read “20% off all reptile food”. Yay! So after looking and rejecting much of what was there I came across this can of river shrimp. The ingredient list passed muster. No strange additived, not packed in salt, no preservatives. It peaked my interest so I brought it home with me.


I don’t know what I was expecting, but I was really surprised when I opened the can to find these tiny shrimp, I guess I expected something much larger and not so vibrantly colored. I placed them in a bowl and placed the bowl into the crabitat. It was pretty much ignored for the first 12 hours or so. The next morning I got up to find the following shrimp party happening and those two are still eating it a day later. I picked them up (much to their chirpy dismay) and saw that between the two of them they had eaten most of it.

Personally I think this is a great addition to the food repetoire, especially those who have a hard time getting fresh meat/protein sources. The shrimp were small and moist even though they were a bit on the expensive side. By freezing the leftovers you could probably stretch this small can over 8 or 10 feedings. It would also be a great offering to pre or post molt crabs as it is high in protein and calcium.