Thread: My raw feeding experiment

Until reading this thread I had never considered or thought about raw feeding. Buddy loves the odd bit of raw chicken and beef and raw cod or haddock. He has also now taken a liking to pinks, day old baby mice that are furless. This was discovered when defrosting food for the snakes. He shows no interest in the furry ones, its just these that he likes. He has one when the snakes are fed.

Oh you most likely already know this but if feeding raw cod or haddock make sure you check for and remove the white worm. Easiest way to do it is from tail end, feel along flesh until you find the pin bone. Slice down each side of bone and pull out. Pull the white piece of string out and dispose of. Worm is harmless when cooked but may not be raw.

Originally Posted by catslave

He has also now taken a liking to pinks, day old baby mice that are furless.

I might try the pinkies out... perhaps they'll be more interested in them than in the adult mice. When I first saw the pinkies I thought: "Nah, they are so tiny the Coonies will swallow them whole." So I got the larger mice instead... most of which are still sitting in the freezer.

By the 'white worm' do you mean the gut of the fish?

Originally Posted by Antonia

By the 'white worm' do you mean the gut of the fish?

No its just under the skin. If its bad you can see red bruises in the flesh as well.

Also, try asking in an exotic pet food shop for baby rats, same as pinks but bigger.