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adamanteus · 04-15-2008, 02:15 AM

Hi Carolyn, and welcome to the forum.

I think it might be a good idea if you change his diet straight away. Goldfish are toxic and can make your snake ill, or even kill it over a period of time. Have a read through this-
http://www.thamnophis.com/caresheets...C_.26_GOLDFISH
Your snake needs a more varied diet, ideally you should use 'safe' fish (trout or salmon, cut into bite sized portions is very good), nightcrawlers and pinky mice, again cut into managable sizes.

04-15-2008, 02:15 AM	#2 (permalink)
adamanteus Moderator Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Cheshire. (Near Manchester). Posts: 7,882 Country:	Re: Advice for Feeding a Ribbon Hi Carolyn, and welcome to the forum. I think it might be a good idea if you change his diet straight away. Goldfish are toxic and can make your snake ill, or even kill it over a period of time. Have a read through this- http://www.thamnophis.com/caresheets...C_.26_GOLDFISH Your snake needs a more varied diet, ideally you should use 'safe' fish (trout or salmon, cut into bite sized portions is very good), nightcrawlers and pinky mice, again cut into managable sizes. __________________ James.