Hello, yesterday I fed my tortoise a bit of avocado and today she was like normal but had a diarrhea so I searched and found out avocados are toxic for them. She is lively like before I am just scared and don’t know what to do.
Just soak an extra twenty minutes on top of your normal soak. Provide plenty of safe food choices- weeds, hibiscus, zinnias, etc
Avocados are naturally full of oil (thus their creamy texture). The high oil content is probably responsible for the diarrhea.
The leaves and pit are toxic... It's debatable (and debated) as to whether the fruit is as well.
I think the fruit is fine as an occasional feed, but there are better foods out there for your tortoise.
Jamie
I think the fruit is fine as an occasional feed, but there are better foods out there for your tortoise.
Jamie
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I've been feeding an occasional avocado to my RF group for many years.
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