I have evidence that feeding platys to garters can be harmful

[aSnakeLovinBabe]

were the platies feeder platies? or pets? or babies of pets?

I don't think that 2 months is long enough for thiaminase deficiency to kick in. In fact I am almost positive. I have seen snakes (sadly) live on a diet of thiaminase fishes for many months, even in cases years. I myself in my young naive days fed my garters goldfish, and I had them for 2 or 3 years before things went downhill.

[ssssnakeluvr]

sorry for your loss. I think the age of the snake also is effected by the thiaminase.....younger developing ones can be effected quicker in the long run (I think it takes longer than a couple months). I have a feeling that tilapia might have some thiaminase.....some of my younger ones have been twisting....can't keep their bodies upright.....and they have eaten tilapia mostly (some are picky and can't gettehm to eat rodents!) I have seen no problems with adults eating it tho....makes me wonder.....

[infernalis]

were the platies feeder platies? or pets? or babies of pets?

I don't think that 2 months is long enough for thiaminase deficiency to kick in. In fact I am almost positive. I have seen snakes (sadly) live on a diet of thiaminase fishes for many months, even in cases years. I myself in my young naive days fed my garters goldfish, and I had them for 2 or 3 years before things went downhill.

Very similar experience here, However note that with very young snakes in the critical stages of development, deficiency death is more rapid, Have seen it first hand.

I still have 2 adult garters and one water snake that due to my own lack of knowledge at the time were fed steady diets of goldfish & rosy reds along with wild toads.

Babies grow and develop quickly, they are far more fragile and will succumb more rapidly than adults.