Re: Chinese Corn Snake - "C. Chinese Dion's ratsnake, Elaphe dio

Posted by Chris H. on August 03, 2001 at 00:26:55:

In Reply to: Chinese Corn Snake - "C. Chinese Dion's ratsnake, Elaphe dio posted by Stephen Barger on August 01, 2001 at 23:38:06:

I am sure someone else will correct me or back me up, but I don't believe E. dione eat fish.

Are you sure it isn't "Elaphe" rufodorsata? That is a very similar looking snake that will eat fish (and not mice). Regardless of the species, frozen mice are a better food source that is a lot more convenient and has a much lower chance of passing internal parasites to your snake.

I belive the thiaminase (the enzyme that breaks down thiamine) problem exists in all fish, by the way, not just goldfish. However, I don't believe it is a problem if you feed live fish, rather than frozen. But, I am sure someone with more specific knowledge on the issue will chime in.

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