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Bradyloach
03-09-12, 07:34 PM
Hey everyone! I just wanna know if I could buy gold fish like the little little ones, and put them in her water bowl?
stephanbakir
03-09-12, 07:35 PM
Correct me if I'm wrong, but goldfish contain thiamine and therefore should not be fed to any reptiles?
Why are you feeding fish to a sav anyway?
Bradyloach
03-09-12, 07:38 PM
Just exploring new ways to feed my sav, if there bad for them I won't, just was wondering
Freebody
03-09-12, 07:50 PM
you should not feed feeder fish to anything to be honest, i dont even understand how they are called feeder fish in the first place? lol even if bread them yourself, and had the water clean, Unlike pets store, which would exhaust their profits completely if they ever tried to keep up the water quality of a feeder fish tank..they still dont have much of anything healthy for any thing, they are only good for watching them get eatten lol even in the fish world its taboo. :)
infernalis
03-09-12, 07:57 PM
Goldfish = Thiaminase - Blocks thiamin absorption in reptiles.

http://www.varanus.us/parasites/fishworm.jpg
Bradyloach
03-09-12, 08:00 PM
Oh wow! Wayne what would you think of me breeding nightcrawlers?
infernalis
03-09-12, 08:02 PM
Oh wow! Wayne what would you think of me breeding nightcrawlers?

That's easy to do, just get a whole bunch, keep them in the right container with some compost and nature takes over from there.
Bradyloach
03-09-12, 08:03 PM
Yeah, do they reproduce fast?
infernalis
03-09-12, 08:37 PM
Yeah, do they reproduce fast?

sort of, like roaches, once they get started..... Gather them up for free when it raiins this spring.
BarelyBreathing
03-09-12, 08:50 PM
Silversides are safe fish, but they usually come frozen.
Bradyloach
03-09-12, 08:55 PM
Yah, when will I know when I should feed my dubia colony? I'll take pics tomorrow and you can judge :)
infernalis
03-10-12, 12:02 AM
Chomper was fond of the organic trout.. I would not call it a staple food, but as part of a varied diet, yes.