surfergirl
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you can burn the small spines off with a grill lighter . i used to do that but now i just feed them as is after seeing pictures of wild torts eating them
I wanna do the same this spring/ summer in my backyard. Love the name Darwin too!I just ordered some opuntia pads and am hoping that one or more will be in good shape to plant so that I can grow some for ongoing feeding of Darwin, my redfoot.
Jamie
Some people including myself cut off the spines.
A lot of folks do not. Pointing out the fact that wild tortoises eat it all the time.
Better watch the fingers there, he has a ravenous appetite for the cactus. Might get the finger too![/QUOTE][QUOTE="ALDABRAMAN, post: 1693114, member: 6
like Hints from HeloiusFor babies I take a potato peeler to the pad. In my experience babies have a hard time biting through the hard skin.
You're like Hints from Helois on here. I love it!For babies I take a potato peeler to the pad. In my experience babies have a hard time biting through the hard skin.
If you put elmers glue on the spines and let it dry, you can pull them out as you peel off the glue.As a side note, sometimes "Spineless" varieties can have little spines on the some of the pads. So it's always a good ideas to pay attention when working with them. The spines are really hard to get our of your skin.