Gryffenne Posted March 21, 2009 Share Posted March 21, 2009 I think one of the girls ate a small dried starfish My son missed his best friend's bday party because he went to Myrtle Beach with his father. He brought home 2 starfish, a sand dollar and a ton of shells. 1 starfish was my gift from him, the other starfish and the little sand dollar was his gift for his friend. He had his friend stay over last night. I saw him give him the 2 items, and then I put them in a plastic bag for him. Late that evening, after hours of boys being boys in the living room, I spotted the baggie empty. The paper info card the sand dollar was on had marks in it and the starfish is GONE. They were playing stick ball w/ a lightsaber and one of Sammi's stuffie balls and I first thought they might have knocked the baggie off the endtable. But after the 3 of us cleaning the living room up this morning, we can't even find pieces of it... not even dust i am suspecting Rosa. she likes to find things on our walks and guessing this would be right on the menu next to that steak bone she tried carrying home. Neither dog is acting weird or sick... except for the fact the shy one (Sammi) was the one hanging out w/ the boys and the social butterfly (Rosa) was hanging out w/ me last night Should I be worried? What exactly are these made of? IF it was eaten, would a small one be safe? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest snakes Posted March 21, 2009 Share Posted March 21, 2009 I am sure it is safe, it really is just cells like any other creature. My greys have eaten mussles, crabs, and seaweed and numerous other disgusting things on the street and never fared badly. It is probably more digestible than rawhide! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ahicks51 Posted March 21, 2009 Share Posted March 21, 2009 The exoskeleton of most (all?) starfish is comprised of calcium carbonate- limestone. That alone should be safe. I can't think of anything off the top of my head that could otherwise be a problem. Quote Coco (Maze Cocodrillo) Minerva (Kid's Snipper) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ChasesMum Posted March 21, 2009 Share Posted March 21, 2009 eww. I am sure she enjoyed every bite! lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gryffenne Posted March 21, 2009 Author Share Posted March 21, 2009 (edited) eww. I am sure she enjoyed every bite! lol I'm sure she did... so much in fact, that she went after the second one that was sitting on my dresser!!! i was on the phone w/ DS's friend's mom telling her he got to the party safely and that his starfish stayed here so it wouldn't get broken at the pool. She came trotting past me w/ it in her mouth. DS yelled, I screamed "DROP IT" and dove for her. A leg got broken, but it was a clean break. (The starfish's leg, not Rosa's LOL) She tried relieving my guilt by saying they had a ton of different glues at her house to fix the starfish. DS is pissed, I feel wretched because I just wanted to keep it safe. His friend was so worried it would get broken or taken at the pool and what happens? Rosa breaks it here Edited March 21, 2009 by Gryffenne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fruitycake Posted March 21, 2009 Share Posted March 21, 2009 I betcha it stinks lovely, just like the seaweed and dead fish at the beach. MMmmmmmm. And with such a lovely crunch! I'm sorry for your son and his friends, but I can just imagine how pleased Rosa was with her "find" (and how sad she probably was that you took it from her). Did you check her beds, in case it wasn't actually eaten but hidden? Probably a microscopic chance, but worth a try. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Bang_o_rama Posted June 15, 2010 Share Posted June 15, 2010 It depends upon mass. Small ones become white dwarfs, while big ones collapse into a singularity. Oh, starFISH! Never mind.... ~D~ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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