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Im interested in getting a green anaconda but IM a little worried about having to feed an adult. I have seen some fish they sale at grocery stores that are pretty big and still are the comeplete fish with all the bone and everything. They seem big enough to fill up an adult, and they are around 5 dollars. Would it be safe to everynow and then feed it a fish, like mainly rats and rabbits but through the fish in every once and a while if not more?
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For a snapping turtle I would say to go for it. For ananaconda I am going to stay to stay away from fish if at all possible. For a larger anaconda you should be feeding rabbits and possibly chickens and pigs from time to time. If they will take a goat, I do not see many issues with this either.

I know it is fun to swing through pike place, but keep it on your menue.

If the store fish are gutted, you are missing out on most of the nutrient value of the feeder animal. Whole rats and/or rabbits are a much better nutrient source than even whole fish for captive snakes. Your anaconda also risks perforating it's mouth lining with a fin spin while swallowing, and I realize this can and does happen in nature, but why risk it in captivity when much better food sources are available. And contrary to popular thought, fish make up an extremely small percentage of the diet of wild anacondas, and many captive anacondas won't eat them anyway. Good question by the way, as it is something many people think about.

Kelly