Can he eat 'em

[Artemis the Tortoise]

I have a russian tortoise ad I was wondering what these weeds are called and If its safe to feed it to him I know the green part is a clover but I'm talking about the flower


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[jjsull33]

The flower is part of the clover so it's fine.

 

[Artemis the Tortoise]

Wow, I feel stupid.... My tort has eaten them before I just wanted to make sure it was safe


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[jjsull33]

I think the greens are better for them but the whole plant is edible.

 

[Artemis the Tortoise]

I think the greens are better for them but the whole plant is edible.

How about these


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[jjsull33]

I'm not sure for those ones, hopefully someone else will know.

 

[JoesMum]

Your friend here is the tortoise table plant database http://www.thetortoisetable.org.uk/site/plant_database_14.asp

White (and red for that matter) clover are a fantastic food for torts. They love the whole plant including the flowers


For the second set:
The second photo of your second set is deadnettle which can be fed... it has the purplish leaves at the top. Henbit, which cannot be fed, looks very similar but is all green.

The last photo is plantain another excellent tort food.

Which leaves the first one and I can't see that one clearly enough to identify it. Three out four good to eat is going well though

 

[Artemis the Tortoise]

Your friend here is the tortoise table plant database http://www.thetortoisetable.org.uk/site/plant_database_14.asp

White (and red for that matter) clover are a fantastic food for torts. They love the whole plant including the flowers


For the second set:
The second photo of your second set is deadnettle which can be fed... it has the purplish leaves at the top. Henbit, which cannot be fed, looks very similar but is all green.

The last photo is plantain another excellent tort food.

Which leaves the first one and I can't see that one clearly enough to identify it. Three out four good to eat is going well though

Here is a better shot of this one, when
You break the stem a white milky type thing comes out. Can he eat 'em?


Artemis' Mommy[HERB][TULIP][TURTLE][TULIP][HERB]

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Your friend here is the tortoise table plant database http://www.thetortoisetable.org.uk/site/plant_database_14.asp

White (and red for that matter) clover are a fantastic food for torts. They love the whole plant including the flowers


For the second set:
The second photo of your second set is deadnettle which can be fed... it has the purplish leaves at the top. Henbit, which cannot be fed, looks very similar but is all green.

The last photo is plantain another excellent tort food.

Which leaves the first one and I can't see that one clearly enough to identify it. Three out four good to eat is going well though

Here is a better shot of this one, when
You break the stem a white milky type thing comes out. Can he eat 'em?


Artemis' Mommy[HERB][TULIP][TURTLE][TULIP][HERB]

Artemis' Mommy[HERB][TULIP][TURTLE][TULIP][HERB]

 

[JoesMum]

Sorry, I still don't know. If it gets any flowers, take a new picture and we might get it then

 

[GeoTerraTestudo]

Here is a better shot of this one, when
You break the stem a white milky type thing comes out. Can he eat 'em?

That's spotted spurge (Euphorbia maculata). It is edible, but don't be surprised if your tortoises won't eat much of it. The milky sap that comes out of it is called latex, and it contains oxalate. A little of that is fine, but tortoises seem to naturally avoid ingesting large amounts of it.

 

[Yvonne G]

We have a thread here on the forum with pictures of plants both edible and non-edible in the Food section:

http://www.tortoiseforum.org/thread-14564.html