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Originally Posted by Cazador
Thiaminase destroys B1 from other food items as well, so if you fed a goldfish on Monday and a trout on Thursday, the thiaminase from the goldfish would destroy the B1 from the trout on Wednesday.
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Thanks for that - it was the main point I was having trouble finding an answer for.
I'm not entirely sure what species "lancefish" are - haven't been able to find a scientific name, but they look very similar to silversides, which don't seem to be on either list.
I see what you mean about supplements - with no way of knowing the amount of thiaminase present it's just a lottery as to whether you get it right.
Using trout hadn't occurred to me - thats something I can get no problem. Is it best to feed just the flesh, or to try to offer pieces that contain bone?
Adamanteus - I know the recipe you mean on the Alan Francis site - has anyone on here tried it, or anything similar? (Have now sorted the flag, cheers!)
ssssnakeluvr - I'd ideally like to be feeding them a bit more often than that, athough they currently only get a crawler mouse every 10 days just to slim them down a little. Most info I've seen says to feed smaller amounts, more often, which kind of makes sense to me with them being quite active snakes (esp.the red sided). I'm probably just worrying too much!
I also wanted to vary the diet as I have a minor health concern regarding the red-sided which might possibly be due to something lacking in the diet, but I reckon I'll start a new thread for that.