Can the Wraith not feed on humans?

[The Patriotic Symbiote]

i have absolutely no idea if it's possible, but, could there be a wraith who doesn't have to feed on humans that isn't altered by the retro-virus thingy? I mean, could a wraith survive on what we humans call food? is it possible? replies please

[Dr Weir]

I've been wondering about that too. Haven't seen instinct but from I read it showed that wraith can't resist the urge to feed on humans, but they are supposed to be intelligent beings. I can't see why there can't be some good wraith that either resist the urges or don't have them at all because they are used to eating normal food or sucking the life from animals. I just find it hard to believe that sentient beings can't advoid killing humans to feed unless they don't care like the ones on the hive ships.

[puddlejumper747]

I mean, could a wraith survive on what we humans call food? is it possible?

Check out the Atlantis Season 2 Episode: Instinct for all those answers.

Spoiler:

Both yes....and no. Wraith can survive on ordinary food as children, but once they hit the "teenage years", their body changes, ordinary food stops working for them, and they're forced to feed on humans in order to survive.

I'd usually like to provide you with some quotes from the episode transcript, but I can't find one right now....

[Eoin]

Spoiler:

The wraith in condemed ate "human food" and said that it does not sustain him as humans do , ie. humans are the wraiths favourite food and we provide them with all the key vitamins an adult wraith needs to live a happy healthy life

[The Patriotic Symbiote]

i saw Instinct,it was one of my favorite epis, but the wraith Elia had to feed on humans secretly to survive. what i'm wondering is if a wraith could in fact grow up and not have the need to feed on humans and just eat normal food like a human.

[tomchris45]

I'd have thought that it would be completely possible through natural mutations that a wraith could survive without feeding on humans, in the same way that there are/ have been humans which can resist being fed on (poisoning the well, they mentioned a man who was able to resist feeding).

The thing is what would happen to such a wraith, would they killed by their fellow wraiths?

[Dr Weir]

I'd have thought that it would be completely possible through natural mutations that a wraith could survive without feeding on humans, in the same way that there are/ have been humans which can resist being fed on (poisoning the well, they mentioned a man who was able to resist feeding).

The thing is what would happen to such a wraith, would they killed by their fellow wraiths?

They would probably continue to feed on humans and pretend they were like every1 else on the hive ship so they could fit in. Unless they didn't agree with it enough to go and do their own thing. If the other wraith knew maybe they would lock them up!! The wraith would possibly get killed if he or she tried to start a rebelling over it.

[illuminarok]

You're just hoping for the wraith faction of "tokra" which isn't likely to happen this time around.

[The Patriotic Symbiote]

You're just hoping for the wraith faction of "tokra" which isn't likely to happen this time around.

oy. no i never thought of a Tokra version of the wriath but that would be cool.

[Dr Weir]

oy. no i never thought of a Tokra version of the wriath but that would be cool.

I agree, I would like that but if it does happen it won't be for a while.

[The Patriotic Symbiote]

I'd have thought that it would be completely possible through natural mutations that a wraith could survive without feeding on humans, in the same way that there are/ have been humans which can resist being fed on (poisoning the well, they mentioned a man who was able to resist feeding).

The thing is what would happen to such a wraith, would they killed by their fellow wraiths?

that actually makes sense, but that would also depend how fast they evolve, and i don't think a mutation like that would happen that fast

[Dr Weir]

that actually makes sense, but that would also depend how fast they evolve, and i don't think a mutation like that would happen that fast

It's not to do with how fast a species evolve. If a mutation like that is possible, then it could happen at random at anytime unless there's natural selection involved which would either speed up the process if it's an advandge or eliminate wraith with the mutation if it's a disadvandge.

[NowIWillDestroyAbydos]

I wonder if Ford can only feed the Wraith Enzyme

Spoiler:

After what happened to him in The Siege, Part 3.

[Dr Weir]

I wonder if Ford can only feed the Wraith Enzyme

Spoiler:

After what happened to him in The Siege, Part 3.

He's not feeding on it, it's just an enzyme. He'll have to eat proper food to survive.

[The Patriotic Symbiote]

He's not feeding on it, it's just an enzyme. He'll have to eat proper food to survive.

Are you always this practical?