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fish food

just be careful on how many things you feed your snake..
if it wants one special thing...it can not tell you, and you may have to go through many of the other things you feed it, in order to find what it wants..I was told its best to get it hooked on one thing (something that is easy to find i.e. mice)...and keep it there..too many options may cause a problem for you....:puke02:
and sorry i have no idea about the fish thing...but i doubt it. ;)
 
It is healthiest and safest to feed mice. Cornsnakes do not eat fish as a normal diet but I suppose if they got hungry enough they would. Fish can carry parasites and most feeder fish lack proper nutrition. Stick to frozen/thawed mice or rats and save yourself the trouble. Garters eat fish...and their poop stinks to high heaven.
 
^I couldn't agree more. There are SOME snakes that eat fish as a staple, but even then, I'd be more inclined to raise my own feeders than depend on what comes for the majority of pet stores. Plus, many fish store "feeders" are goldfish, and they're not typically nutritionally complete. They are very fatty...you'd be better off feeding your snake Snickers bars. Like mentioned, stick with the mice. Your snake will get all his needed nutrition from them, and monitor his size so that you're feeding the correct sized prey item.
 
ok got it no goldfish or other small minnows :D what *is* the size ratio snake to food?
I've been sticking to the same size adult mice just buying more of them. I'm afraid of getting a rodent to big(rat) and her hurting herself.
 
darkwish3 said:
ok got it no goldfish or other small minnows :D what *is* the size ratio snake to food?
I've been sticking to the same size adult mice just buying more of them. I'm afraid of getting a rodent to big(rat) and her hurting herself.
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The best rule of thumb is to feed a prey item 1.5 times the width of the widest part of your snake.
 
I generally feed either the size of the largest part of their body or slightly larger around. I feed african soft furred rats which are the size of breeder mice. My Okeetees are nearly 5 ft. and almost 800 grams. The average mouse won't even make a bulge in them.
 
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