Dock leafs

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Rosiee

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are dock leaf's safe for a herman? incase you dont no what they are, they're are the leaf are your are able to rumb on a stinging needle sore to releave pain, but are they safe for my tortoise?
 

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Dock (Rumex sp.) is high in oxalic acid, which will bind calcium in the torts digestion, and therefore I would feed sparingly.
 
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