Feeding wild caught fish?

[aussiesnakelover]

is it ok?
i live in the NT if that makes a difference
has anyone ver done this before? if so was it alright?
did they get worms from them?

i would be feeding them to my file snake, turtles and mertens
the shop i buy my feeder fish from anyway catch them locally, would they treat them for worms etc?

[Sdaji]

I feed some of my animals wild caught fish (I catch them myself). I've never had a problem and certainly nothing has ever had worms. For the last few years I've always frozen the fish for at least a month before using them. A few years ago I used to feed my keelbacks live wild fish. They never got worms, but after I stopped feeding them live wild fish, I did worm them a couple of times, just for good measure.

Your local shop won't be treating the fish for worms.

[aussiesnakelover]

yeh i want to use them to keep them active give them something to do and filesnake dont take dead fish anyway
i caught these myself to, i just have them in a large tub right now and waiting on what people have to say
thanks for your input

[ashman07]

Moraly Yes, Medicaly NO, LOL

[leptir]

Get a pair of convicts from you local aquarium and breed them

[aussiesnakelover]

Get a pair of convicts from you local aquarium and breed them

no space to breed

Moraly Yes, Medicaly NO, LOL

any reason evidence to back this up? whats the diff if i catch them or pet store does?

yes im asking the question i would just like to know why

[ashman07]

the difference is about $3 lol

[aussiesnakelover]

lol your point?
i like 6 an hour lol im 15......
and why would you say its medically wrong if you dont know it is?

[ashman07]

I didn't say it was medically wrong

[aussiesnakelover]

lol i dont want argue.....

i asked

is it ok?

you answered

Moraly Yes, Medicaly NO, LOL

dont worry about it anymore...

anyone else got any info?
experience in using them?
any help appreciated

[cris]

Well if my pond is wild i do it all the time and sometimes i go and catch wild food but hardly ever these days, never had a problem myself.
A cast net in tidal waters works great(check local laws). Legal size limits can make it very hard to get good sized food fish(yet another law i like).

I breed my own swordtails and buy fish flesh for the bulk of the fish i use.

I think freezing the fish would be a good idea, i always freeze fish if im going to feed them to my snakes. If you defrost them with rats/mice its makes the fussier snakes eat them too sometimes.

IMO wild caught fish are generally much healthier than those in petshops. Both have a risk of carrying parasites.

and remember its probably a jailable offence(may depend on what your local laws are) to feed live fish to an animal that wont eat dead food :roll: but its perfectly ok to stick a hook through one and drag it through the water as bait... hmmm makes sence to me

[aussiesnakelover]

????

[cris]

Yes, I would thoroughly recommend feeding wild caught fish, otherwise they will die !!

It would also be illegal not to

[aussiesnakelover]

lol thanks for help cris, the ???? were to arfros post not yours, well ill freeze some and use rest thanks for all the input so far!

[fishbot]

remember its probably a jailable offence(may depend on what your local laws are) to feed live fish to an animal that wont eat dead food

Ummm, no its not. RSPCA frowns upon it but it is not illigal. The only illigal circumstance is feeding live animals in a public environment, ie a pet store

Lots of fish in NSW have "anchor worm" but i dont think it effects reptiles, could be wrong though.

I catch gambusia (mosquito fish) as feeder fish. They are a noxious pest so its a win win.

Do you know what species you are catching? Catching native gudgeons or rainbowfish verges on a moral quondry, but all things in limitation eh?