Can tortoises eat the green tops from beets?
May 18, 2013 #1 65redroses Member 5 Year Member Joined Feb 1, 2013 Messages 82 Location (City and/or State) Cayucos California Can tortoises eat the green tops from beets?
May 18, 2013 #2 lynnedit Well-Known Member 10 Year Member! Joined Feb 25, 2011 Messages 5,730 Location (City and/or State) Southwest Washington http://russiantortoise.net/russiantortoisediet.htm If you scroll down to the 'oxalic acid' topic, it says to avoid beet greens. I don't think they are toxic, but in larger amounts, the oxalic acid will bind up needed calcium.
http://russiantortoise.net/russiantortoisediet.htm If you scroll down to the 'oxalic acid' topic, it says to avoid beet greens. I don't think they are toxic, but in larger amounts, the oxalic acid will bind up needed calcium.
May 18, 2013 #3 kimber_lee_314 Well-Known Member 10 Year Member! Joined Nov 19, 2008 Messages 2,628 Location (City and/or State) So Cal I feed them to mine from time to time ... not too often.