Ribbon snake?

It back on!! :banana:

It turns out my email were ending up in her spam folder for some reason :weirdface which is why the person with the ribbon snake wasn't responding.

Anyway, question about thiaminase. This snake is 2yrs old and I assume has been eating goldfish for it's whole life. I plan on switching it over to something safe but what kind of lasting effects will the pervious diet have on him?

well, aside from the thiaminase, goldfish are simply not very nutritious to begin with. You may notice some slight oddities to the way the snake moves, which may or may not worsen as it ages. The life span of this snake COULD be permanently shortened. It may not. No way to really tell. The snake may be permanently stunted. a lot of people don't realize just how BIG ribbon snakes actually get!! I would not worry about that, just focus on making your snake as happy and healthy as possible in his new home :)

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Originally Posted by aSnakeLovinBabe

well, aside from the thiaminase, goldfish are simply not very nutritious to begin with. You may notice some slight oddities to the way the snake moves, which may or may not worsen as it ages. The life span of this snake COULD be permanently shortened. It may not. No way to really tell. The snake may be permanently stunted. a lot of people don't realize just how BIG ribbon snakes actually get!! I would not worry about that, just focus on making your snake as happy and healthy as possible in his new home :)

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I was only wondering what to expect. As I said I will be correcting his diet probably a mix of guppies, cuts of trout/salmon/tilapia, and some mice. Hopefully he will switch over to fish strips easily because guppies are not cheap at my lps.
And I will love him like the rest of my snakes. Hopefully he will have a long healthy life with me but if not I will take care of him to the best of my abilities.