So I went to my local seafood market to get bait some bait squid for my ray, and also some clams, but the lady there told me I shouldn't use food for human consumption because most of it has Sodium Chrloite in it to whiten it. Is she right?
Human Food safe?
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if thats what she said, then I wouldnt eat it. Let us know if you try. If we dont hear from you then we will assume it was a bad idea.
dadsoldtruck;3650261; said:
Well, that's one of those "yes and no" type answers. I wouldn't go as far as she did in saying that "most" seafood contains that and other addatives. It really depends on which type of seafood you are purchasing. For instance, if you buy clams, or oysters which are shelled and bottled, or tuna which is pouched or canned (bad idea, but yes I have dealt with people using canned tuna as shark/ray food, ridiculous don't do it) then yes, expect sodium chloride to be present in higher levels. That's because it's the number one food preservative used. However, there will always be trace levels of Sodium Chloride in seafood, as naturally, it comes from the sea, and all living things need "salt" to live, and so it remains in their tissues - believe it or not. But, if you frequent fish markets that offer "daily catch" items, you can rest easy knowing that these products are fished daily, and are not processed and packaged by a manufacturing company then shipped to grocery stores. Generally speaking, most seafood approved for human consumption is perfectly fine for feeding, but what you want to look for is either flash frozen - such as with shrimps/tiger prawns, or "no salt added" shrink wrapped items straight from the seafood deli in your grocery store...think "organic".
THanks so much!!! I actually went to walmart and got some bait squid for $3 for now... I will look into fresh seafood for her. Also, how much should she be eating? She's about 7" around right now. And do they poop out most of what they ate?
I say that cause especially when I give her a couple of pieces of krill it looks like she just poops it out.
Hmm lol, well what you are seeing might just be the fibrous parts (If you want me to be gross here....think about when you eat corn...yea).. But that's not to say she isn't metabolizing the meat. One thing I'd highly suggest to you, to supplement her diet, especially being that she's so young and will need the extra nutrients, would be to purchase some Mazuri gel. Here's a link for that. http://shop.mazuri.com/mazurisharkraygel.aspx