Avacado

[LadyV]

Is avocado ok for Bella? (Russian)

 

[Meg90]

No, its super hard on their systems. I fed avocado to one of my Greeks once, and I thought I killed him.

 

[LadyV]

Oh.....I didn't think so, but thought I'd check. I love them and always have them in the house.
Thanks.........

 

[rachael]

I think I read this somewhere on the forum before..and it was concluded that it was the skin on the avocado that is dangerous??
How did you feed yours Meg?

 

[Jacob]

Havent Heard Of this, i wouldn't just to be on the safe side

 

[Meg90]

I peeled it like I would when I would eat it. Here's the whole thread.
http://www.tortoiseforum.org/Thread-Nigel-seems-sick-please-help#axzz1J90vNSjk

I tell people when I see this question come up, that if I had done this to a younger tortoise, I would not have been surprised if that baby had died. Nigel was around 10 at the time, and WC so his system was a bit more hardened, and apt to bounce back. I felt guilty about giving Nigel that "treat" for weeks, and it really did a number on his system. He had diarrhea for a few weeks afterwards regardless of going back to his strict diet.

Some tortoises seem to be able to stomach it, but after what it did to my Greek, I don't advise feeding it at all.

 

[expiredgummiworm]

it may be species specific

 

[Meg90]

Yeah, but who would want to test that theory? I wouldn't.

I learned my lesson the hard way, and I hope others learn from it.

 

[Laura]

http://books.google.com/books?id=3p...&resnum=2&ved=0CCAQ6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q&f=false

Avodcado and many other plants are listed on this website.. not good. Leaves, fruit, skin. all bad for some animals.

 

[tortoisenerd]

It is also very very high calorie and fat compared to lettuce and normal tort foods. No reason to take the risk on it!

 

[TortieLuver]

My vet has avacados on the foods to avoid list.