Quote Originally Posted by kibakiba View Post
I have to agree with Steve. I don't trust much from out of country, especially not when it's going to be fed to my snakes. You don't really know how it was caught or where.
Most tilapia in stores is from foreign countries, mostly China. And it's not caught, its farmed. Still less of a risk than Salmon, even from Canada or Alaska. Once in a great while one of my snakes will puke up a piece but not so often I feel like it's a significant problem and I don't think it's the fish or anything in it. I don't know where you guys get the idea that it's not safe.

Now salmon is much more likely to give your snakes problems. You have to know what species it is, and exactly where it comes from to assess the risk. "from Canada" doesn't say much. Bottom line is, I wouldn't feed them Salmon unless it specifically says it's wild alaskan.