Feeding with fish?

[victorsgrace]

Hi guys!

It's been a while since I've posted anything and I've been real busy. All guys are doing ok and we got a tiny, tiny new guy in the flock. Yay!


I once read that, to vary the diet, some people feed wih fish and I've seen a video where a Pacman frog gets fed with a goldfish. I know Pacmans are especially eat-everything type of animals and I know that animals with very high fat- and protein levels should be kept at a minimum.

But I'm having a bit difficulty varying my guys' diet (pet stoor very expensive and their feeder quality is not that good in their crickets, and their choices are limited).

Do any of you guy have any experience in feeding with small fish to toads? Like gubbyfish?

[Tongue Flicker]

Goldfish and small carps are not suitable as feeders cause they contain thiaminase with impede with vit.B synthesis and absorption in reptiles. Fish in general contain too high a phosphorus ratio that could lead to liver or kidney problems if used as a staple to non-regular fish-eating animals.

What's a gubbyfish? Do you mean guppy?

[victorsgrace]

Allright. I was not thinking of feeding with goldfish or other carps, but with guppys.

I see. I don't own any reptiles, but amphibians. Allright

[Tongue Flicker]

guppies or minnows are fine as long as it is a monthly snack and not a staple.. fish causes smelly or oozy poops regardless of who/what eats it in my experience of keeping different animals. as for your crickets or other available feeder, even if it is low quality they are easy to gut-load with healthy feeds to accommodate your pacman's needs

[victorsgrace]

Allright Neil.

Thank you for your reply.

It would for sure not be a staple food - my guys feed on earth worms and cubank benchmunchs for their staple diet (I don't own Pacmans, I wrote that I saw a pacman be fed a goldfish - I own toads . But good to know. I might take it into consideration, come wintertime.