diet

[chris-uk]

Packaging foods in an inert gas is a perfectly safe practice. The vast majority of meat in the UK is packaged in a protective atmosphere, my first job was at a food research association where the techniques were developed and tested.
Far safer than packaged foods with chemical preservatives.

[EasternGirl]

I don't use frozen seafood though...many members don't recommend it. I only use fresh seafood from the seafood counter or from a seafood store...what do other members have to say about this?

[chris-uk]

I only use fresh Scottish salmon and trout which I then freeze myself. If fish is frozen without processing or additives its not much different to fresh fish you freeze yourself, however any packaged foods could have been processed in some way and depending on your local labelling laws it may not be on the label (in the UK food labelling is legislated fairly well, so you usually know what you're buying).
I use fish fresh from a counter because I can, if I could only buy pre-frozen I'd use it if the label told me it wasn't messed with.

[EasternGirl]

Right...I buy it fresh and then I freeze what is left and use it for several months after that. I usually use Alaskan salmon and steel-head trout. I did buy some tilapia recently but the snakes didn't seem to care for it much...guess they have been spoiled by all the salmon and trout. Spoiled little buggers...

[guidofatherof5]

Spoiled little buggers...

As well they should be. They deserve it for all the mistreatment they receive out in the wild world.
I know in my city they are mistreated and killed just for being a snake. I feel like I owe them a little comfort.

[EasternGirl]

So true...most people see them as some sort of threat and go up and kill them when they see them...in the snake's natural habitat! If you have a problem with the snake, then remove yourself from the snake's environment. One of the reasons that I took Cee Cee in, among many other reasons, is that I knew if I left her outside in my yard...someone would come along and see her and kill her because they were scared of her. It's absolutely ridiculous.

[mikem]

thanks for the link steve and for the insight there chris! i just like to see what all my best options are in a worse case scenario