Brown back minnows? ...

[Gyre]

Howdy guys,

The bait shop down the road where I buy my feeders doesn't carry rosies during summer. I baught 2 dozen 'brown back minnows' today, but I thought I'd see if anyone is familar with them.

I was told rosies are safe to feed, (no thiaminase problems) but I'm not sure about these..

Thanks as always,

Hannah

[Cazador]

Sorry Hannah... never heard of them. They're probably caught locally. If you can't find a scientific name and can't get help here, I'd just feed a dozen. Then feed something else for a few weeks; then give them a few more, but I wouldn't make them a major part of their diet. Even when feeding goldfish, it takes at least 6 months for snakes to start "showing" side-effects, so just proceed slowly.

Rick

[drache]

I get brown minnows here sometimes. They look just like the rosy ones and my snakes seem to like them better.