Originally Posted by
crappieslinger
Thank you for the quick response Craig! I was certainly shocked to find that many shells in the drain line. I will be making a piece of screen to put over the drain next time I have blue cats in the live well!
I am surprised that the shells can pass through the digestive tract without causing damage as sharp as they are. It would seem like the sharp edges of the shells would cause a lot of damage internally.
Is it only blue cats eat the zebra mussels or do others species in the Siluriformes order eat them as well?