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Dock leafs

are dock leaf's safe for a herman? incase you dont no what they are, they're are the leaf are your are able to rumb on a stinging needle sore to releave pain, but are they safe for my tortoise?

04-29-2008 01:13 PM
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RE: Dock leafs

Dock (Rumex sp.) is high in oxalic acid, which will bind calcium in the torts digestion, and therefore I would feed sparingly.


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04-29-2008 01:47 PM
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