I found cactus at my local grocery store and I was wondering if it was safe to feed my baby hermanns! She is only about 3-4 months old. Any help is greatly appreciated:)
I placed two fairly random orders for spineless cactus. Results were mixed.
First was $16.50 via Amazon listed as Opuntia cacanapa
The second was $23.91 shipped from Etsy listed as Opuntia cochenillifera.
Based on the images Google returned of O. cochenillifera, I think it’s unlikely what...
These Cactus grow on my property in Colorado. If I were to de-spike this cactus, can my sulcata eat it?? On a for sure pesticides free land, would just hate to kill them if they can be of a better use.
I wanted to furnish my tortoise's enclosure with some plants. What are some tortoise safe things that I could plant in there? Also, would they try to eat fake plants and would this harm them? Thanks in advance.
Hey guys i bought a Opuntia cactus from Home Depot today thinking they were safe for torts... but when i got home i read Home Depot may or may not use chemicals on their plants... Is this true?
If not- any recommendations on how to prepair this as food for my little baby Sulcata?
Thanks :)
I have ordered twice from TexasPricklyPears. I found him on Etsy. The pads that I have received are top notch. You may check out his reviews. His prices are great. He does not charge shipping. I highly recommend this seller if you need prickly pear cactus pads. My little Callie (sulcata)...
Want to do everything right for my two little tortoises.
Here is the "wild" cactus fruit:
And the plant it came from:
I know it's ultimately a risk, but would love to know you guys' thoughts. Free wild cactus sounds pretty awesome! If nobody has had bad experiences. Scraped off the...