I had a brown garter for several years back in the day and would put goldfish in a water tray for him to eat. I think it was the most entertaining way to feed a snake. After a several year hiatus from snakes, I recently got a baby corn. My question is - will corns go for small fish?
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Feeding corn snake live fish
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Clickslither
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They might go for it, but from what I have read it's not healthy. Corn snakes are basically designed to eat mice from day 1 til the last, it fits their diet completely without the need of any kind of supplements or vitamins. I'd imagine a corn snake that ate only fish would be missing a lot of important nutrients and might put them at risk of a long list of health deficiencies, hopefully someone else can elaborate further.
1st: Corns are mice (and in some cases anole) eaters. Mice provide a balanced and complete nutrition. Fish definately don't. Even for Garters, a pure fish diet is insufficient. I actually doubt a corn would even take the fish under normal circumstances.
2nd: Never feed Goldfish. Even to fish-eating species. Goldfish are considered to be pretty much wholely UN-nutritious.
3rd: And here I'm gonna preach a little. From the statement "I think it was the most entertaining way to feed a snake.", you sound like a potential Live feeder. Please, if you have any actual care for your animals, read up on why live feeding is a bad idea before you do.
2nd: Never feed Goldfish. Even to fish-eating species. Goldfish are considered to be pretty much wholely UN-nutritious.
3rd: And here I'm gonna preach a little. From the statement "I think it was the most entertaining way to feed a snake.", you sound like a potential Live feeder. Please, if you have any actual care for your animals, read up on why live feeding is a bad idea before you do.
Chip
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Welcome to the forums. I second frozen/thawed mice from hatching to the grave.
Feeder goldfish contain a chemical called thiamenise (sp?), that breaks down vitamin B. Even piscivorous fish fed a diet of of feeder comets die prematurely of fatty liver disease and B deficiencies. An even a bigger concern to reptiles is they are treated with copper to prevent parasites in the close proximity they are raised. This copper is why feeder goldfish so often kill aquatic turtles. My turtle friends have had theirs necropsied and cause of death was determined to be copper poisoning. I won't even sell them.
I understand it can be fun to watch your snake hunt. Believe it or not, many of them will take a thawed mouse with all the gusto and constriction they would a live. Others are more shy. I would strongly suggest frozen over live, if you must feed live never turn your back until the mouse is gone. There have been a lot of pictures of the mouse doing the eating.
Feeder goldfish contain a chemical called thiamenise (sp?), that breaks down vitamin B. Even piscivorous fish fed a diet of of feeder comets die prematurely of fatty liver disease and B deficiencies. An even a bigger concern to reptiles is they are treated with copper to prevent parasites in the close proximity they are raised. This copper is why feeder goldfish so often kill aquatic turtles. My turtle friends have had theirs necropsied and cause of death was determined to be copper poisoning. I won't even sell them.
I understand it can be fun to watch your snake hunt. Believe it or not, many of them will take a thawed mouse with all the gusto and constriction they would a live. Others are more shy. I would strongly suggest frozen over live, if you must feed live never turn your back until the mouse is gone. There have been a lot of pictures of the mouse doing the eating.
Thanks for the replies, I have done my research and I do plan on continuing to stay F/T for the life of my snake. Great info on why not to feed fish. I didn't know any better back in the day.
Next - can someone give me a guess as to what morph she is? I know it's not the best picture - her sides are a beautiful light blue...
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Next - can someone give me a guess as to what morph she is? I know it's not the best picture - her sides are a beautiful light blue...
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Buzzard
two corny
Welcome to the forum. Looks like you have an anery as stated above. You might want to consider feeding in a separate container so that there is no possible ingestion of substrate while feeding. Since you are newer to corn snakes here is a link to help get you started with the various morphs: http://iansvivarium.com/morphs/species/elaphe_guttata/?sid=
You might also consider a nice reference manual such as Bill and Kathy Love's Book A Comprehensive Guide to Corn Snakes-it is a wonderful guide and may help answer some of your basic questions.
You might also consider a nice reference manual such as Bill and Kathy Love's Book A Comprehensive Guide to Corn Snakes-it is a wonderful guide and may help answer some of your basic questions.
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diamondlil
Mice! They taste so nice!
knox
New member
Hold on a second...
1. New member comes here and has some not-so-great feeding ideas.
2. Veteran members give wise instruction.
3. New member thanks those for the advice and plans on heeding it (and has done research as well).
On that note, I say WELCOME ABOARD, Ase19! It is nice to have you.
So nice to not see defensive posturing and name calling.
1. New member comes here and has some not-so-great feeding ideas.
2. Veteran members give wise instruction.
3. New member thanks those for the advice and plans on heeding it (and has done research as well).
On that note, I say WELCOME ABOARD, Ase19! It is nice to have you.
So nice to not see defensive posturing and name calling.
Diamond - Is that an Okeetee ?? Just stunning!
diamondlil
Mice! They taste so nice!
Thanks! It's Lola, my Christmas hypo, when he was about 2 years old. I've never understood why they aren't a more widespread morph