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 FISH

how long do u have to feed them fish before they get that defectinsee



03/21/08  04:45pm

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Reptililian Boy
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  Message To: Animalover96   In reference to Message Id: 1670096


 FISH

Learn to spell...How about trying pinkies anyway? Does it matter when, which by then would make the snake ill?

Alec



03/24/08  08:23pm

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  Message To: Reptililian Boy   In reference to Message Id: 1674410


 FISH

They can live their whole lives eating fish if you alternate with other kinds of food and if the fish you are using is a "safe" fish. I have a list of which fish contain thiaminase somewhere. I’ll try to find it for you.


DragonDreams



03/27/08  04:12pm

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  Message To: DragonDreams   In reference to Message Id: 1677946


 FISH

thanks can i feed him baby frogs and bluegill in the summer and like tadpoles. WILDTHING



03/27/08  05:33pm

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  Message To: Animalover96   In reference to Message Id: 1678094


 FISH

Your snake would eat them, the thing you ought to ask is should you. Wild prey have parasites. In the wild a garter would not have to stay in a small area with the parasites that his body would pass, there by reinfecting themselves over and over. So you really don’t want to feed him food that would only make that worse. A heavy load of parasites would eventually kill him. Nightcrawlers would work, Ill check on the bluegill. tadpoles shouldn’t be too bad but frogs would be heavy with parasites. If you could collect the tadpole eggs and hatch them yourself, keeping their water clean, you could feed them as soon as they hatch.



03/28/08  04:44am


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