Fish Jello?

[Atlas511]

Please elaborate?

[infernalis]

pureed fish mixed with unflavored gelatin.

"fish shooters"

[aSnakeLovinBabe]

http://www.thamnophis.com/forum/general-talk/4881-fish-gelatin-total-success.html

[Atlas511]

awesome! is it better than mice>?

[infernalis]

matter of opinion again.

Some say yes, some say no.

[mustang]

if it is better let me know

[ConcinusMan]

So what would be the advantage to making this stuff? my snakes will already eat whole silversides and they don't even notice if I were to sprinkle some vitamins on it.

Perhaps I'll make a batch for the babies when they're born though. Seems like it would be perfect for little baby concinnus.

[Spankenstyne]

The advantage is a method of supplementation. You can more precisely administer the quantity and also some have picky feeders that refuse anything with vitamins sprinkled on them. You can also grind up some whole pinkies into the mix to try and make it more complete on it's own as well.

[Atlas511]

I also see people talking about salmon and trout pieces.. can I just go to my local Grocery store and buy filets? fresh or frozen? and just sprinkle with Vitamin and feed it?

[infernalis]

I also see people talking about salmon and trout pieces.. can I just go to my local Grocery store and buy filets? fresh or frozen? and just sprinkle with Vitamin and feed it?

Yes, However I have had problems with Wal Mart Salmon.

I buy Tilapia for $6 a 2 pound bag.

It's several fillets wrapped in plastic, Just open them one at a time.

[Spankenstyne]

For the strips I mainly use now I buy Trout fillets with the skin on & use a pair of sharp scissors to cut into strips to be frozen. The skin is hard to cut otherwise and works like a charm with the scissors. Then I trim off the strips into bite sized pieces on feeding day. The bite sized pieces thaw quicker too.

[aSnakeLovinBabe]

At the moment, I am using thawed out creek chubs that I caught a few months ago. I will stock My freezer with these all summer long so that I have enough for winter/fall. I rotate them in with pinks and crawlers ad the occasional frog leg!

[Snakeknot]

Okay, I followed the recipe and I now have TONS of frozen fish jello. And my guys don't care for it. I kinda gotta thaw it, mix it with a bit of water, put some earthworms in it and hope my guys manage to eat some of the slush along with the worm parts.

Any other suggestions????

Devon

[guidofatherof5]

Okay, I followed the recipe and I now have TONS of frozen fish jello. And my guys don't care for it. I kinda gotta thaw it, mix it with a bit of water, put some earthworms in it and hope my guys manage to eat some of the slush along with the worm parts.

Any other suggestions????
Devon

Threaten to ground them if they don't clean their plate:D

[ConcinusMan]

Yeah, forget the jello and just feed them the fish if they like the fish. Personally I don't see the point in this stuff. I just give them the chunks of trout, sometimes with the skin on. But then, this isn't an exclusive diet. They also get pinkies and fuzzies a few times a month, and whatever else they'll eat, rotated in.