Question: Raw fish?!

[Grin]

I'm curious if it's okay and healthy to feed raw salmon to juveniles?
I usually have left overs or small scraps when i'm done making sushi and figured if it would be safe to feed.

Thanks, Britt.

 

[Olivia97]

Well, salmon are salt water fish so I wouldn't recommend it, however if you are making sushi with any other type of freshwater fish then it wouldn't hurt as the odd treat.

 

[esn]

You could feed it, and it would probably be fine. But there really is no reason to, and they will not benefit from it. There is a chance of a problem, and earthworms are always better. So don't. Keep the scraps for yourself. I love eating the bits left after sushi - I wouldn't give a single bite of some good salmon to my pets!

 

[Grin]

Alright thanks.
It never hurt to ask and i couldn't find any other threads on it.
I kept seeing raw fish on a couple feeder pages and i also like giving more options when it comes to food.

Majority of the tie i just throw the left overs out side to the street cats, don't like the smell of fish in the garbage or fridge.

 

[Kaysie]

The only benefit from feeder fish is the calcium from the bones. This isn't a factor with fish slivers, so I agree with Elena, there's not a whole lot of benefit from feeding fish filets.

The cats will enjoy it much more.