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people i have ben eeding my nile croc goldfish he just stopped eating them i dont understad is this normal the only thing he seems interested in eating is mice

i'm responding for the animals sake... goldfish are HORRIBLE to feed to any crocodilian! He wants mice for a good reason... they're what he shoulld eat and mice are way more healthy

please stop feeding it goldfish

k

hey what should i feed him then besides golfish i mean there has to be somthin besides mice that i can feed him any input thanks reguards Justin

well if you're looking to give it fish then i'd go to the nearest baitshop and i forgot which kind or fish it was but the reason goldfish are bad is because they're fatty and basically like our junk food... sorry but i can't recall the other fish thats bad but at most bait shops they have minnows, shiners and herring. it was said somewhere on this forum which of those is bad and which it good to give them but i cannot recall which. Sorry... if anyone else on this forum can answer please do-

there are also other foods you could feed it...
There is a pelleted food made just for crocs that i hear is a suppliment. good luck

k

Here's a table of thiaminase concentration in fish.. it's the stuff that basically makes goldfish bad. I really don't know if they're more fatty than other fish or not. The vitamin B deficiency they cause is going to be the big issue though.
Fishy Stuff!

Plus, pet shop goldfish are usually full of infections that will eventually harm anythign that eats them

Ah you see, that's the dilemma... I have a turtle that eats live fish and I can get them from

A. The Petstore, which gets farmed fish from Florida

and

B. The Baitstore, which I think catches them right from the Olentangy river. I'm not sure I'd swim in that river... And if they don't catch them from the river, then they're probably farmed and no better off than the petstore fish.

So to sum up, I'm thinking of breeding my own feeders!

being fatty has nothing to do with why you shouldnt feed crocodilians goldfish. Mice and Rats have more fat than a goldfish ever though about. It is due to the fact that goldfish give off ammonia. It can make your reptile sick and eventually kill it, if it is continuously fed to the croc.

woodchev, there are other options but if you want your nile to be healthy I would advice keeping up the rodents. To be strong and healthy they need the nutrients that come from WHOLE animals (animals meaning mammals). You will eventually kill your nile if you continue feeding him goldfish. It is only to your advantage that he has stopped eating them.

Man I have to agree with the dude before me. Goldfish give off amonia which is highly toxic to crocadilians. Mice and catfish nuggets will do your nile fine. More than likely just by the type of crocodilian you have he will be more into mice than any type of fish. But if you can get him to eat them catfish nuggets they are cheaper than rats and mice and last a little longer atleast for a few meals compared to one with rodents. But it is always a good idea to give it a balance diet by adding a rat or mouse in atleast once a week so it can get the nutrients that accompany the meal as a whole like calcium.