The only one in your pic that I know is safe is the opuntia up in the top of the photo. You'll need to get the other ones ID'd to know if they are safe to feed to a tortoise or not. Some succulents are toxic.Went to see if they had any succulants. Honestly I did not think I would find anything edible, however I walked away with a full spread to make a cactus garden with some variety.
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I know I've read that the tortoises don't have to worry about the spines, but it this true for the little babies too?
Yes. I had quite the stares as I was picking up plants and entering the names into the table tortoise page.....lol like walmart isnt weird enough..The only one in your pic that I know is safe is the opuntia up in the top of the photo. You'll need to get the other ones ID'd to know if they are safe to feed to a tortoise or not. Some succulents are toxic.
Yes, Thank you for reminding me. do you think just rinsing them off will be ok? I'm not going to start feeding right away on the pads, I wanted to get some growth on it first. Do you think shake as much soil off and completely repot? They are going to be grown indoors so I can control the temp and light duration. Hoping I can propogate some fruit even.Are you planning to repot and grow to get rid of any pesticides?
I don't know if this applies to succulents, because they are not generally susceptible to bugs the way other plants are. Let's ask the pros:Most garden centers and nurseries use pesticides that are actually absorbed into the plants. Not something that can be washed off.
To help get it out of your plants system, I would repot with new soil. I wouldn't feed it for at least a year personally, but some people will offer it after 6months. It's worth being cautious, since we want our torts to out live us..