T-similis

[BLUESIRTALIS]

I go fishing and catch fresh bluegill and then i scale and fillet the meat and freeze it. I mix pinky parts, cut up nightcrawlers, cut up bluegill and some vitamins. I do feed my babies everyday until they are taking whole pinks on there own. To feed all my baby garters which is 68 it takes 1 bluegill, 2 pinks, and 2 nightcrawlers per day and the best part is the fish is free. I don't like using guppies because of the parasite load. I lost a few babies thanks to guppies. If you keep them and raise them you have better results because the pet stores don't care at all for feeder guppies.

[guidofatherof5]

I would love to have some fresh caught bluegill for my snakes.
Not sure they would get it all. Tastes too good.

[Chondro788]

I would love to have some fresh caught bluegill for my snakes.
Not sure they would get it all. Tastes too good.

I don't use much of my bluegill for my garters for that reason alone!!

[RedSidedSPR]

Is bluegill safe?!?! Cause I could catch some!!

[guidofatherof5]

Yes.
They need to be frozen to help reduce parasites though.
Safe fish (Species reported not to contain thiaminase)

Ayu (Plecoglossus altivelis)
Bass (largemouth) (Huro salmoides)
Bass (rock) (Ambloplites r. rupestris)
Bass (smallmouth) (Micropterus d. dolomieu)
Black backs (pseudopleuronectes americanus)
Bluegill (Lepomis m. macrochirus)

[RedSidedSPR]

Wow. That's awesome. Glad to know that. Its time to go fishing!

[annulataarethebest]

glad to hear that the similis gave birth Shawn. good luck with those babies if you don't wanna raise a pair of em' I'll help.

[BLUESIRTALIS]

Thanks for all the replies. I will post pics in a couple of weeks once they get a little size on them. If i was to post pics now they would look like little black lines haha.lol

[BLUESIRTALIS]

I go fishing and catch fresh bluegill and then i scale and fillet the meat and freeze it. I mix pinky parts, cut up nightcrawlers, cut up bluegill and some vitamins. I do feed my babies everyday until they are taking whole pinks on there own. To feed all my baby garters which is 68 it takes 1 bluegill, 2 pinks, and 2 nightcrawlers per day and the best part is the fish is free. I don't like using guppies because of the parasite load. I lost a few babies thanks to guppies. If you keep them and raise them you have better results because the pet stores don't care at all for feeder guppies.

Back when i first started keeping garters i got 3 albino marcianus and lost all three thanks to the popular pet shop guppies so i try to stay away from them now. I have not used them in several years and will not unless it's a last resort. Im so thankful that all of my babies are eating and i have not lost any in several years.

[ConcinusMan]

Just remember that bass a bluegill are near the top of the food chain in waters where they occur. That means contaminants such as PCB's, mercury, and other heavy metals which may or may not be present in high enough concentrations to be of concern, will accumulate in these fish.