Lots of questions

[New Mutant]

Is the amount of thiaminase in rosy red minnows enough to be harmful if fed exclusively? Are there supplements I could add to make this diet completely balanced, should I just try my hardest to find a different species of fish (the only species available in the pet shops are minnows and /shudder/ goldfish), or is the only possible solution to switch to mice?

[Mommy2many]

I would only feed them as treats. I supplement feedings with salmon, pinkies, night crawlers and slugs. I give the live fish (as those are the only kind I can get here) as a treat. I worry about diseased feeder fish and the health of my snakes.

[New Mutant]

He apparently only eats food if it's moving. When I fed him today, I dropped a minnow in front of him. He darted out to get it, but then it stopped moving. He was literally face-to-face with it, their noses all but touching, in the perfect position for an easy swallow, but he just stared at it perplexedly until it flopped again. Then he regained interest and caught it. Would using feeding tongs properly replicate the flip-flopping?

[guidofatherof5]

He apparently only eats food if it's moving. When I fed him today, I dropped a minnow in front of him. He darted out to get it, but then it stopped moving. He was literally face-to-face with it, their noses all but touching, in the perfect position for an easy swallow, but he just stared at it perplexedly until it flopped again. Then he regained interest and caught it. Would using feeding tongs properly replicate the flip-flopping?

It's worth a try.

[Fishsticks]

Howdy New Mutant. Welcome to the board.
(Apparently I missed a lot of posts during my reading. Fixed.)

[ConcinusMan]

That's it you're banned Fishsticks. Maybe we should all find a way to flog you as well. And then feed you to our snakes. I mean, my snakes like fish so what the heck.

JK

[New Mutant]

My mom was actually going to buy me some tongs the other day, but I said that I would never need them. Irony.

[ConcinusMan]

I just use some needlenose craft pliers (extra long nose) I have on hand which I was using to work on computers. Works great for inserting and removing drive/board jumpers and feeding baby snakes! My adults are very trusting and know me. I just feed them from my fingers.

[New Mutant]

What type of fish would be best to feed him?

[Fishsticks]

That's it you're banned Fishsticks. Maybe we should all find a way to flog you as well. And then feed you to our snakes. I mean, my snakes like fish so what the heck.

JK

OH NOES. -weep- Virtual flogging is the worst!