Air plants

[Milovich4927]

Hi, I was just wondering... the tortoise table says that air plants are safe to feed, but is that all air plants or only specific kinds? Thanks!

 

[Blackdog1714]

Most are fine but do much better placed high above. Torts reach as sort of wall filler. Pothos and spider plants do well in closed chambers without a dedicated plant light

 

[Mrs.Jennifer]

Air plants are bromeliads, in the tillandsia genus.

 

[ZEROPILOT]

I've got air plants that have fallen into my yard.
Florida is full of them.
I've never seen any of my tortoises even look at them twice.
It might not matter if they're edible. They might not be very appetizing

 

[Wolfpax]

My son picked up some air plants, and I was just wondering about silver sage. I couldn’t find any specific mention of that at The Tortoise Table site. It looks very different than the other air plants so I want to check to see if anyone knew if it was safe or not.

 

[ZEROPILOT]

My son picked up some air plants, and I was just wondering about silver sage. I couldn’t find any specific mention of that at The Tortoise Table site. It looks very different than the other air plants so I want to check to see if anyone knew if it was safe or not.

The only air plants I'm familiar with are the tough, green and brown ones like these in the photo.
I'm not aware of ANY animal that attempts to eat them.
I think the term "air plant" might be used loosely.

 

[wellington]

The only air plants I'm familiar with are the tough, green and brown ones like these in the photo.
I'm not aware of ANY animal that attempts to eat them.
I think the term "air plant" might be used loosely.

Wish I had them growing in my yard. I love those things.
Just bought a bunch for a project.

 

[ZEROPILOT]

Wish I had them growing in my yard. I love those things.
Just bought a bunch for a project.

The one in the photo is particularly large.
Most are from 4" to 8" wide

 

[wellington]

The one in the photo is particularly large.
Most are from 4" to 8" wide

Most that can be bought for a reasonable price is around 2 inches. If you buy them in a group of say six, you might get one or two that are 4 inches.

 

[ZEROPILOT]

This particular area has larger than usual specimens.
Some are flowering with seed heads

 

[wellington]

This particular area has larger than usual specimens.
Some are flowering with seed heads

Side job. Sell them.

 

[The_Four_Toed_Edward]

My son picked up some air plants, and I was just wondering about silver sage. I couldn’t find any specific mention of that at The Tortoise Table site. It looks very different than the other air plants so I want to check to see if anyone knew if it was safe or not.

You might want to compare the Latin names of your plant and the ones on the tortoise table to find out whether or not they are related.