COLD DARK ROOM

[Tidgy's Dad]

Do you know if beets are okay?

Evening, Angel.
Grab a coffee and an armadillo.
Good to see you if it were possible in the Dark.
I f you mean beetroot ,I understand leaves are okay in small amounts and Tidgy eats them occasionally.
The actual beet I think is a bad idea, I think they're unhealthy, if not actually poisonous.

 

[Tidgy's Dad]

I think the leaves are in moderation.
Have you checked www.thetortoiseforum.org.uk?

TTT is massively over-cautious, but I think probably right with this.

 

[Angel Carrion]

Evening, Angel.
Grab a coffee and an armadillo.
Good to see you if it were possible in the Dark.
I f you mean beetroot ,I understand leaves are okay in small amounts and Tidgy eats them occasionally.
The actual beet I think is a bad idea, I think they're unhealthy, if not actually poisonous.

Common name : Beetroot (Beet, Table Beet, Garden Beet, Red Beet, Golden Beet)
Latin name : Beta vulgaris
Family name : Amaranthaceae (formerly Chenopodiaceae)

Although the leaves of beetroot are not toxic, they do contain a high level of oxalic acid, so leaves and flowers should only be offered to your tortoise in small quantities and only very occasionally. It is also important to ensure that your tortoise is fully hydrated before offering. Never feed the beet itself (the root).

This is what the tortoise table says. The reason I had asked is because my friend gave me some beets for the turtles. Oh well.

 

[Tidgy's Dad]

No probs I think you may have to do a search to find it - I can't remember if it was beetroot or raddish I couldn't find in the database

Probably radish, as it's spelled with 1 d!
It's the same, leaves okay and Tidgy is allowed a little, but tuber possibly bad.

 

[Tidgy's Dad]

Common name : Beetroot (Beet, Table Beet, Garden Beet, Red Beet, Golden Beet)
Latin name : Beta vulgaris
Family name : Amaranthaceae (formerly Chenopodiaceae)

Although the leaves of beetroot are not toxic, they do contain a high level of oxalic acid, so leaves and flowers should only be offered to your tortoise in small quantities and only very occasionally. It is also important to ensure that your tortoise is fully hydrated before offering. Never feed the beet itself (the root).

This is what the tortoise table says. The reason I had asked is because my friend gave me some beets for the turtles. Oh well.

Bit of leaf good.
Beet bad.
yeah, that's right

 

[Lyn W]

Probably radish, as it's spelled with 1 d!
It's the same, leaves okay and Tidgy is allowed a little, but tuber possibly bad.



I'll do a search for both and let you know
By the by, it's thetortoisetable.org.uk , not thetortoiseforum.org.uk

Blimey I am making mistakes tonight - think I need an early night as well!

 

[Tidgy's Dad]

Blimey I am making mistakes tonight - think I need an early night as well!

Couple of nights ago, I was doing the same.
Everything I was typing was nonsensical gibberish instead of just gibberish, so i went to bed early.

 

[Lyn W]

Couple of nights ago, I was doing the same.
Everything I was typing was nonsensical gibberish instead of just gibberish, so i went to bed early.

I was up before 5.30 this morning so it has been along day!

 

[Tidgy's Dad]

I was up before 5.30 this morning so it has been along day!

Not long after I went to bed !

 

[meech008]

Oh yes, chances are the US one is named after it A lot of US places have the same name as UK e.g we've a Birmngham and a Boston there's lots more.

That's really cool! I've always wanted to visit the UK

 

[meech008]

Wow!
That's quite some way to travel to work.

It is! We have to go 3 days a week so that's 444 miles a week! Crazy I could go to the site I'm at now for six more months at that mileage

 

[Tidgy's Dad]

That's really cool! I've always wanted to visit the UK

We all ought to swap over for a week.

 

[Tidgy's Dad]

It is! We have to go 3 days a week so that's 444 miles a week! Crazy I could go to the site I'm at now for six more months at that mileage

Do they pay for petrol (gas) ?

 

[meech008]

We all ought to swap over for a week.

I think it would be a huge culture shock for me. I'd love it

 

[meech008]

It wouldn't let me reply to your post Adam, but no. They don't pay for gas. They do pay for a lot though

 

[Tidgy's Dad]

It wouldn't let me reply to your post Adam, but no. They don't pay for gas. They do pay for a lot though

How odd it didn't let you reply.
Yes, i think the UK's pretty different to the USA, more than most people think, though I've never been to America.
Europe even more different and Morocco another world, everything's wonderfully different and strange to begin.

 

[Lyn W]

It is! We have to go 3 days a week so that's 444 miles a week! Crazy I could go to the site I'm at now for six more months at that mileage

Will you be able to claim the mileage costs back?

 

[Lyn W]

Will you be able to claim the mileage costs back?

Snap !

 

[Lyn W]

Right - I'm off to bed now.
Have fun and see you tomorrow!
Goodnight all!

 

[Tidgy's Dad]

Snap !

Again.