Quote Originally Posted by DVirginiana View Post
No, feeder fish are not okay. They are a huge parasite risk, and some of the species they sell at pet stores have a chemical in them called thiaminase which is bad for most reptiles.

The only time fish are okay is if you feed frozen/thawed silversides (which you can get at most petsmart/petco). Those don't contain thiaminase and have been frozen long enough to kill parasites. You can feed one of those like once every two weeks as a treat.
I'm just going to point out that DV is correct here about freezing killing off parasites, BUT please note that freeezing does not kill off bacteria and viruses. These single celled oraganisms actually create a protein membrain that protects them from dieing when frozen. Hence why labs keep them on ice for study.