Chicken?

nessy · 09-23-2006, 12:53 PM

Hi everybody!

This might sound really stupid, but is it OK to feed my garter pieces of chicken or any other types of meat to form a better balanced diet, because she takes anything that smells like fish. if so, should i include bone? (such as a small chick-leg or -wing)

I am currently feeding mine exclusively on fish because i dont want her to get any parasites from earthworms.

thanks guys, this forums the best!!!!!!!

CrazyHedgehog · 09-23-2006, 05:08 PM

Really not sure about chicken...but whatever you feed should be Whole food and include bone matter...I feed on a mix of trout and pinkies/mice(a lot more mice than fish)
rub the pinkie with fish to make it smell fishy, before you know it they will just take pinkies..the advantage is that it has a good mix of flesh and bone matter for a healthy diet..

Brian · 09-23-2006, 10:56 PM

Chicken should be OK since many garter species will take small nestling birds in the wild. However, when you cook chicken you destroy many of the nutrients in it and I don't know if salmonella poisoning would be possible if you fed it raw. You're best bet is to feed fish and mice. I always have worms in the diet of my snakes especially when they are young. I've never "knowingly" had problems with parasites.

Thamnophis · 09-24-2006, 09:13 PM

The feeding of chicken is ok for Thamnophis.
In our Reptilezoo we feed the fish-eating snakes amongst others also chikenmeat.
They sometimes get boneless chickenmeat (chickenfilet?) and sometimes they get pieces of a wing or so with the bone included.
Ofcourse you must watch for sharp endings of the bones!
On the chickenmeat (with or without bone) we always put some vitamin/mineral/calcium powder.

Thamnophis · 09-24-2006, 09:46 PM

Personally I feed my Thamnophis which I keep at home, amongst others, chickenheart. For the large specimen you can use a whole heart and for the smaller ones you can give pieces.
In Holland these are sold as food for cats.
I buy them fresh and freeze them in small portions so I can weekly thaw one portion.
Ofcourse I put some vitamin/mineral/calcium powder on it.

nessy · 09-25-2006, 10:19 AM

THANX!!! u guys are great!

09-23-2006, 12:53 PM	#1 (permalink)
nessy "Preparing For First shed" Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 51 Country:	Chicken? Hi everybody! This might sound really stupid, but is it OK to feed my garter pieces of chicken or any other types of meat to form a better balanced diet, because she takes anything that smells like fish. if so, should i include bone? (such as a small chick-leg or -wing) I am currently feeding mine exclusively on fish because i dont want her to get any parasites from earthworms. thanks guys, this forums the best!!!!!!!

09-23-2006, 05:08 PM	#2 (permalink)
CrazyHedgehog "Preparing For Fourth shed" Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 718 Country:	Re: Chicken? Really not sure about chicken...but whatever you feed should be Whole food and include bone matter...I feed on a mix of trout and pinkies/mice(a lot more mice than fish) rub the pinkie with fish to make it smell fishy, before you know it they will just take pinkies..the advantage is that it has a good mix of flesh and bone matter for a healthy diet..

09-23-2006, 10:56 PM	#3 (permalink)
Brian Never shed Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Utah Posts: 41 Country:	Re: Chicken? Chicken should be OK since many garter species will take small nestling birds in the wild. However, when you cook chicken you destroy many of the nutrients in it and I don't know if salmonella poisoning would be possible if you fed it raw. You're best bet is to feed fish and mice. I always have worms in the diet of my snakes especially when they are young. I've never "knowingly" had problems with parasites. __________________ ThamnophisWest.com - Breeder of select garter snake species from the western United States.

09-24-2006, 09:13 PM	#4 (permalink)
Thamnophis Moderator Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Netherlands Posts: 1,286 Country:	Re: Chicken? The feeding of chicken is ok for Thamnophis. In our Reptilezoo we feed the fish-eating snakes amongst others also chikenmeat. They sometimes get boneless chickenmeat (chickenfilet?) and sometimes they get pieces of a wing or so with the bone included. Ofcourse you must watch for sharp endings of the bones! On the chickenmeat (with or without bone) we always put some vitamin/mineral/calcium powder. __________________ Kousebandslangen.nl - Member of the EGSA It is always advisable to be a loser if you cannot become a winner. Frank Zappa

09-24-2006, 09:46 PM	#5 (permalink)
Thamnophis Moderator Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Netherlands Posts: 1,286 Country:	Re: Chicken? Personally I feed my Thamnophis which I keep at home, amongst others, chickenheart. For the large specimen you can use a whole heart and for the smaller ones you can give pieces. In Holland these are sold as food for cats. I buy them fresh and freeze them in small portions so I can weekly thaw one portion. Ofcourse I put some vitamin/mineral/calcium powder on it. __________________ Kousebandslangen.nl - Member of the EGSA It is always advisable to be a loser if you cannot become a winner. Frank Zappa

09-25-2006, 10:19 AM	#6 (permalink)
nessy "Preparing For First shed" Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 51 Country:	Re: Chicken? THANX!!! u guys are great!

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