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    Re: Depressing turn of events...

    Thank you guys very much....

    I've thought about the parasite thing a bit... and I suppose it is difficult to say. Almost all of the ponds in FL abut some kind of cared-for lawn (especially with all the golf courses etc. in this area), so I was leaning toward pesticides/fertilizers in the water. But why, then, the proliferation of minnows in this particular small pond? I've also seen water snakes living in the same body of water... and besides which, my Florida blue is expanding in size by the second on these minnows (though I'm worried about him now too considering how random his cage-mate's death was!). And I thought I was doing them a favor by catching wild minnows rather than feeding the store-bought stuff...

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    Re: Depressing turn of events...

    Quote Originally Posted by the_edsta View Post
    Thank you guys very much....

    I've thought about the parasite thing a bit... and I suppose it is difficult to say. Almost all of the ponds in FL abut some kind of cared-for lawn (especially with all the golf courses etc. in this area), so I was leaning toward pesticides/fertilizers in the water. But why, then, the proliferation of minnows in this particular small pond? I've also seen water snakes living in the same body of water... and besides which, my Florida blue is expanding in size by the second on these minnows (though I'm worried about him now too considering how random his cage-mate's death was!). And I thought I was doing them a favor by catching wild minnows rather than feeding the store-bought stuff...


    Then there is always the thiaminase issue and minnows. Without knowing which minnow you are feeding the thiaminase card is unknown but the parasites would be a cause for concern. Parasites don't as a rule kill their host. They only wnat to use them. A whole pond may have a parasite issue and yet seem healthy.
    http://www.thamnophis.com/caresheets...?title=Thiamin,
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