My Oscar eating a Garter snake!

[dpk2313]

They secrete poisonous oil but its usually not fatal to whatever consumes it

kinda cruel tho

 

[D-Train]

What is flamed? I didn't mean the bun and ketchup and stuff...the burger part. He's small in this picture but he's about 9" now. I don't know about poison glands but he's eaten newts and stuff too. Just think of all the poisonous things Oscars come into in the wild... He's healthy as a horse!

Im pretty sure Oscars dont eat snakes in the wild.... Or hamburgers. They have a main diet of bugs most likely. A hamburger is very greasy and fatty, which is bad for your fish. Try to stick with prepared foods for your fish, you never know if the creature you just fed your fish had a parasite or what not, and IMO its not worth losing the fish. Feed it crickets or worms from the store if you want to see it eat something alive, it is much safer, but stay away from feeder fish you didnt breed yourself, they are known to carry internal parasites.

 

[jkennedy]

Im pretty sure Oscars dont eat snakes in the wild.... Or hamburgers. They have a main diet of bugs most likely. A hamburger is very greasy and fatty, which is bad for your fish. Try to stick with prepared foods for your fish, you never know if the creature you just fed your fish had a parasite or what not, and IMO its not worth losing the fish. Feed it crickets or worms from the store if you want to see it eat something alive, it is much safer, but stay away from feeder fish you didnt breed yourself, they are known to carry internal parasites.

Cool thanks. Why not feeder fish? He likes feeder fish a lot.

 

[D-Train]

Cool thanks. Why not feeder fish? He likes feeder fish a lot.

They are known to carry internal parasites and you wouldnt want to lose your O because of such a silly thing. Try breeding convicts if you want to feed live fish, they are cheap and breed like crazy. Then you know fo sho that you arent gonna introduce a parasite to your O

 

[Marius]

What is flamed? I didn't mean the bun and ketchup and stuff...the burger part. He's small in this picture but he's about 9" now. I don't know about poison glands but he's eaten newts and stuff too. Just think of all the poisonous things Oscars come into in the wild... He's healthy as a horse!

90% of the posts above

 

[Lupin]

Why some people feel the need to flame instead of advising constructively is beyond me. Let's not get to that point please.

 

[andywu910]

wow. that oscar is big!

 

[VRWC]

Im pretty sure Oscars dont eat snakes in the wild....

Im pretty sure youre wrong about them not eating them in the wild.

Oscars are native to Peru, Colombia, Brazil and French Guiana (feral in Florida) and inhabit the Amazon river basin and other river systems & drainages, all of which have anywhere from 40-200+ different kinds of snakes in their habitats. Insects, small fish, crustaceans, reptiles & amphibians all make up part of their diet in the wild.

The concern with giving him the snake would be, as already mentioned, if he had come across pesticides or something else full of disease. Probably best not to chance it if you want to keep your Oscar & the other tank inhabitants healthy...and ditto about the feeders. Usually full of diseases if gotten from Local Fish/Pet stores.

 

[D-Train]

Im pretty sure youre wrong about them not eating them in the wild.

Oscars are native to Peru, Colombia, Brazil and French Guiana (feral in Florida) and inhabit the Amazon river basin and other river systems & drainages, all of which have anywhere from 40-200+ different kinds of snakes in their habitats. Insects, small fish, crustaceans, reptiles & amphibians all make up part of their diet in the wild.

The concern with giving him the snake would be, as already mentioned, if he had come across pesticides or something else full of disease. Probably best not to chance it if you want to keep your Oscar & the other tank inhabitants healthy...and ditto about the feeders. Usually full of diseases if gotten from Local Fish/Pet stores.

Okay now that I know..... Doesnt change the fact that it could be harmful to his fish.

 

[VRWC]

Doesnt change the fact that it could be harmful to his fish.

Not at all...Kick *** tank BTW D-Train!