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Thamnophis
08-08-2012, 04:15 AM
As you may have noticed i am not a garter snake keeper that feeds many rodents to my snakes. I am more a fish-feeder kind of a guy...
And I am always looking for new stuff to extend the menu of my legless friends.
Some time ago I had an idea and yesterday I tried it out.

I have a brother that likes to fish. And he is quite succesfull so he often goes home with a bag full of fresh fish. I asked him to freeze the fish waste for me, especially the internal organs and the intestines. These things are very nutritious.
Yesterday I thawed some of this and tried it out on some of my snakes.
It's a dirty job, but someone has to do it...
Next time I will give them this delicacy, I will place them in some curver boxes first, cause it really is a dirty job! But I wanted to make pictures of it, so I had no choice. :rolleyes:
On the pictures you can see if they liked it. In the feeding bowl you see the head of an eel (my eques scotti loved it) and the organs and intestines of the common dab (Limanda limanda).
I handed most of it to them with tweezers.
Enjoy!

http://www.thamnophis.eu/thamnophis/pics/goor01.jpg

http://www.thamnophis.eu/thamnophis/pics/goor02.jpg

http://www.thamnophis.eu/thamnophis/pics/goor03.jpg

http://www.thamnophis.eu/thamnophis/pics/goor05.jpg
Thamnophis
08-08-2012, 04:15 AM
http://www.thamnophis.eu/thamnophis/pics/goor06.jpg

http://www.thamnophis.eu/thamnophis/pics/goor07.jpg

http://www.thamnophis.eu/thamnophis/pics/goor08.jpg

http://www.thamnophis.eu/thamnophis/pics/goor09.jpg
Thamnophis
08-08-2012, 04:16 AM
http://www.thamnophis.eu/thamnophis/pics/goor10.jpg

http://www.thamnophis.eu/thamnophis/pics/goor11.jpg

http://www.thamnophis.eu/thamnophis/pics/goor12.jpg
Stefan-A
08-08-2012, 04:35 AM
Neat.
-MARWOLAETH-
08-08-2012, 04:58 AM
I like the last picture with the tetrataenia you can just tell she's enjoying it. It's like the snake equivalent of letting a toddler loose on a tub of ice cream:)
kueluck
08-08-2012, 05:02 AM
Ya know, there are some things that should not be viewed while eating breakfast. Yup, this is one of them. Thanks. :p
guidofatherof5
08-08-2012, 07:06 AM
Great photos of happy snakes.
Dan72
08-08-2012, 07:10 AM
Great pictures, I'll say they seemed to enjoy it. How often would this be on the menu?
Thamnophis
08-08-2012, 09:06 AM
This was the first time. How often I will give this is depending on how much fish my brother catches. Maybe once in one or two months.
EasternGirl
08-08-2012, 09:48 AM
It was like I could smell the fish while looking at the pics...:D. Very cool pics and very gross at the same time...ha ha. Glad the snakes enjoyed it. Always love seeing pics of your snakes!
setfree
08-08-2012, 12:24 PM
It is always exciting when you try feeding the new food and they readily except it!:D
mikem
08-08-2012, 12:58 PM
I never thought of feeding fish guts. I'll have to try it sometime. Nice photos :cool:
norcalj
08-08-2012, 08:26 PM
Man.... those snakes are going to town!:D
ProXimuS
08-08-2012, 08:41 PM
Man...That's pretty icky...But cool watching them eat it still:cool:
katach
08-08-2012, 11:31 PM
Awesome!!
Robyn@TRR
08-09-2012, 11:25 AM
That is really awesome to see. Great pics!
thamneil
08-09-2012, 03:52 PM
What a great idea! Nothing goes to waste when we have Thamnophis.
Mandi0284
08-09-2012, 08:05 PM
Cool. Trout is a safe fish right. I know a place that I can catch trout. Maybe I will have to try that.