Can i put minnows in a ball pythons water dish?

Question

the dish is 4in deep and 6in wide can iput minnows in if my ball python is already in there and will the minnows die

will it hurt my ball python

Answer 1

i dont recommend it....

a ball wont eat them

and they could carry parasites or diseases you wouldnt want to infect your snake with.

if you want a snake that eats fish....get a garter snake.

Answer 2

I would not put fish in a bp's water dish.  with no o2 and as hot as it will be they would die in a short matter of time anyways.  Balls dont eat fish and if they tried to soak the fish may bump into them and scare them away.  They are very skiddish especially of their heads bc they are so soft.  Good luck!

Answer 3

Ball pythons don't eat fish. They eat feeder mice. The fish can carry diseases to the snake and it would be a pain in the butt to try to get rid of them(vet bills) so I would just, starting from now, get rid of the fish and start them on frozen/thawed feeder mice...not live(for many many reasons). You can get feeders from just a local pet store or at Petsmart(it's cheaper from a local pet store though)

But if you want to feed your snake fish then I would get a garter snake. They eat fish and they aren't that hard to find. Just go to a reptile store or maybe an expo. I got mine(way back) for $5 in VA Beach(their was a sale...lol) so they are quite "cheap". I think if you just buy them they are around $20 so that still isn't to bad.

Hope this helps!