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    can you feed them pork?

    can you feed your snakes "corn fed pork tenderloin"?
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    Re: can you feed them pork?

    Oh and the pork IS raw... it shouldn't be marinated right???
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    Re: can you feed them pork?

    well....I wouldn't....pigs aren't a normal part of their diet...and pork needs to be thoroughly cooked to prevent transmitting parasites....trichinosis is bad..tiny worms that burrow into you!!!

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    Re: can you feed them pork?

    to feed tenderloin could allways be only a small part of a healthy diet.
    I īve never fed pork to my snakes and I think there are no serious data avaliable.
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    Re: can you feed them pork?

    Quote Originally Posted by ssssnakeluvr View Post
    well....I wouldn't....pigs aren't a normal part of their diet...and pork needs to be thoroughly cooked to prevent transmitting parasites....trichinosis is bad..tiny worms that burrow into you!!!
    Once they burrow into you, they form cysts within your muscle tissue - very painful!
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    Re: can you feed them pork?

    Too much fat for long term use, but I don't know if trichinosis would be an issue as well.

    3/4 of my snakes took strips of beef without scenting, but with a little hesitation.

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    Re: can you feed them pork?

    There's a dissease called Aujeszky (Pseudo rabies) which can be very harmfull for dogs. I have no idea what this virus will do with snakes, but I wouldn't risk it.
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    Re: can you feed them pork?

    Quote Originally Posted by Snake lover 3-25 View Post
    can you feed your snakes "corn fed pork tenderloin"?
    Not if they are Jewish snakes...

    Deuteronomy 14:8 The pig is also unclean; although it has a split hoof, it does not chew the cud. You are not to eat their meat or touch their carcasses.

    LOL! My wife loves pigs, we even had a potbellied pig @ one time. I think that is why she married me. Anyhow, no disrespect intended for the chosen race. I just could not pass up using the verse that my wife has said sooooo many times.

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    Re: can you feed them pork?

    Not if they are Jewish snakes...
    Well i guess that one's out... LOL!!!!!
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    Re: can you feed them pork?

    I wouldn't feed my garters anything that is so un-natural such as beef or pork. It's not something they would normally be eating. I can't see justification in feeding those things when there are plenty of other readily available and more natural sources of food for our snakes. Fish, worms, and small rodents are all things that are both plentiful and inexpensive for us to acquire and are natural prey items of garter snakes and when you mix up the three, there really is no need at all to use beef or pork.
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