Seizures

[thamneil]

Tilapia is a thiaminase free fish correct? Do you think other contaminants in the fish were involved? I remember someone else having issues with tilapia but cant remember the exact situation.

[ConcinusMan]

No thiaminase, and one of the cleanest fish you can find as far as contaminants go. It's all farmed, and the fish is fed a vegetarian diet. That cuts way down on heavy metals. It's also rather low in fat. But tilapia fillet isn't really complete nutrition. should only be used as part of a diet that includes whole fish and/or rodents.

[kueluck]

Kat, so sorry to read about Mocha, she was a cutie.

[infernalis]

Tilapia is a thiaminase free fish correct? Do you think other contaminants in the fish were involved? I remember someone else having issues with tilapia but cant remember the exact situation.

Yes, it's Thiaminase free, but MOST prepackaged Tilapia from a supermarket/grocer freezer section is treated with Sodium Tripolyphosphate "to retain moisture and appearance"

When I was feeding this to my snakes, I had similar losses, the snakes would convulse and often bite themselves in the side while dying.

As soon as I switched to organic (Chemical free) rainbow trout, This stopped completely.

Remember, live prey is preservative free, so wild animals (by logic) are not going to have any resistance to the chemical's effects.

[paulh]

Unfortunately Mocha did not make it through the night.

Sorry to hear that.

[ConcinusMan]

Yes, it's Thiaminase free, but MOST prepackaged Tilapia from a supermarket/grocer freezer section is treated with Sodium Tripolyphosphate "to retain moisture and appearance"

I've been saying it wrong. I've been calling it "trisodium phosphate" Not sure if that's correct. I just remember seeing something like that added "to retain moisture and appearance" also. All the tilapia at walmart has it. I get mine from a store chain owned by Kroger. (Known as "Fred Meyer's" in the northwest). Their vacuum sealed frozen, and fresh tilapia is just that. Nothing added. I've not had any problems.