Storage
Raw shrimp in a resealed bag: the storage routine
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How to store freeze dried shrimp: reseal the bag once it is open and keep it cool and dry, which is all the label asks. The shrimp is whole and raw, so wash your hands after handling it. The shrimp listing gives no fridge step and does not use the words shelf stable, so this page sticks to the label.
What does the shrimp label say about storage?
Two things, and they fit in one breath: close the opened bag again, and give it a cool, dry home. The shrimp listing says nothing more about storage than that. The same listing says to wash your hands after handling raw shrimp, which is a handling line more than a storage line, and we give it its own section below.
The ingredient is shrimp, whole and freeze-dried, with no seasoning. It is imported, and it is made in Malvern, Pennsylvania. Shrimp is sold as a treat or a topper and never as the whole diet. None of that changes how you store it. The label has the two storage words, and everything else on this page is either a handling line or an honest note about what is missing.
Why wash your hands after a dry shrimp?
Because it is raw. The shrimp is light and dry to the touch, and that can make a bag feel like a pantry item. The listing is clear that this is raw shrimp, and that hands get washed afterward. The FDA's raw pet food page goes a step further and covers the counter and bowl too, which get cleaned and disinfected (FDA, raw pet food diets, opened 2026-10-16).
- Take the shrimp out of the bag.
- Reseal the bag.
- Wash your hands.
- Wipe the counter or the bowl the shrimp touched.
If you are sprinkling crumbled shrimp over a meal, the bowl is part of step four.
Where should the shrimp bag live?
Somewhere cool and dry, which is the label's phrase. It does not name a cupboard, a drawer or a shelf, so the spot is your choice. It also does not say how long an open bag lasts; our suggestion, not the label's, is 30 days. Before opening, the best-by date printed on the bag, one year from production, is the one to watch.
Cool and dry is a description of a spot, and you decide which spot fits it. The shrimp page has the product details, and the guide on pantry dried shrimp covers the different question of what to do with dried shrimp sold for people.
What does the label leave out about the fridge?
All of it. The shrimp listing gives no fridge step and no freezer step. It also does not use the words shelf stable. Some of our other bags do say shelf stable in their listings, and the shrimp one does not, so we do not borrow the phrase for it.
That leaves a gap, and we are going to leave it as a gap. If you want a fridge or freezer answer for a raw product, the label is silent, and anything we added would be a guess. A question the label does not answer is a fair one to ask the people who made the bag.
How do you share one bag between a dog and a cat?
It is one product and one bag, and the same whole shrimp goes to either animal. The listing covers adult dogs of all sizes and cats. The label gives no cat portion. We suggest small pieces for a cat, and your vet can tell you how many.
Sharing the bag means one resealing routine for two animals, not two. Take what you need for each bowl, close the bag, wash your hands, and wipe up. For a dog or cat on a vet-set plan, the veterinarian decides whether shrimp fits.
Questions
Can I freeze shrimp treats?
The listing has no freezer step, so we have no freezer advice. Close the bag, keep it cool and dry, and you have followed every storage word the listing prints. A freezer is outside what the label addresses, and we will not guess for it.
How long does an open bag keep?
Use it within 30 days of opening; that is our guidance rather than anything printed. The instruction the label does give is the familiar pair: sealed bag, cool and dry spot. Unopened, the bag goes by its printed best-by date, set one year from production.
Do I peel the shrimp before storing them?
No. Each piece is a whole shrimp, ready to serve as it comes, so the bag goes back in the cupboard as it is. The shrimp page linked above has the rest of the product details.
What do I do with crumbs at the bottom?
The listing already has a job for them: scattered over kibble or a raw meal, crumbs become a topper. Handle the crumbs the way you handle the whole pieces, as raw shrimp, which means washing your hands afterward and resealing the bag.
Is the freeze-dried shrimp cooked?
No. It is whole raw shrimp, freeze-dried, with no seasoning. That is why the listing asks for hand washing and why this page treats it as a raw product. It is imported shrimp, made in small batches in Malvern, Pennsylvania.
Can I leave the shrimp bag in the car?
The label says cool and dry, and a parked car in warm weather is not a cool place. The listing does not say shelf stable for shrimp, so we do not treat the bag as one. The car is a place for the dog; the bag belongs in the cupboard.