Frozen brine shrimp for newts?

[keithp]

I once offered my newt live brine shrimp (rinsing them before feeding remove excess salt), I heard they eat them and it enhances there color (for firebelly newts). He didnt seem to bother eating them he couldnt catch them and they died next day and I removed them. Then I saw frozen brine shrimp sold and was like hmm mabye he will eat those (since he loves frozen bloodworm cubes when they sink to the bottom)
I tried it and he LOVED the frozen brine shrimp he gorged himself on them, usually most food he eats a few bites and that's it, apparently he loved these.

I was wondering, is there any salt in frozen brine shrimp, enough to harm him? He really likes them so I was hoping he can be fed them. And I get so many cubes in a pack they will last a long time.

 

[aird3]

Hi Keith. I have been feeding my axies frozen Brine Shrimp for a number of months now. I just cut them into halves and feed them with long handled tweezers. I'm not sure if there is any salt in the frozen brine shrimp, but both of my axies love them. I also alternate their food and feed them frozen blood worm, beef heart, white bait bought for axies from the aquarium, and garden worms. They seem to like everything that I give them. I haven't had any trouble with feeding them brine shrimp. Maybe someone else on here can fill you in on the amount of salt, if any are contained in the Brine Shrimp. Cheers Carol.

 

[Greatwtehunter]

Hey Keith,
If you use the San Francisco Brand brine shrimp, they are rinsed in freshwater and then flash frozen, so salt shouldn't be an issue.

 

[keithp]

Hi,

I checked the package and the brand is Hikari. The ingredients are as follows: brine shrimp,water, vitamin b12,pyridoxine,l-ascorbyl-2 polyphosphate,established vitamin C,beta carotene,riboflavin,thiamine mononitrate,biotin,choline chloride,folic acid,pantothenic acid,inositol,niacin.

and on the side it says bio-pure, 3 step sterilization.