veromclane
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Hello!
I'm very new to the forum. I am a little concerned that my tortoise might have eaten toxic flowers. I read one of the posts that say that "Prickly sow thistle" are edible. (So helpful to have the photos!) but I am still not sure. There are tons of this plant around my house and school, and my tortoise Timbi went crazy eating the yellow flowers. I'm not sure how to differentiate between the thistle and the dandelion. I read somewhere else that the thistle is a want-to-be dandelion that is very toxic.
I'm very confused. Please help!
This plant is tall and looks fussy/maybe prickly all over. The flower looks flatter than the pictures I saw of Dandelions. But not sure if these are okay to eat. Would you say that these are Prickly sow thistle and that these are okay for my Russian turtoise to eat?
I'm very new to the forum. I am a little concerned that my tortoise might have eaten toxic flowers. I read one of the posts that say that "Prickly sow thistle" are edible. (So helpful to have the photos!) but I am still not sure. There are tons of this plant around my house and school, and my tortoise Timbi went crazy eating the yellow flowers. I'm not sure how to differentiate between the thistle and the dandelion. I read somewhere else that the thistle is a want-to-be dandelion that is very toxic.
I'm very confused. Please help!
This plant is tall and looks fussy/maybe prickly all over. The flower looks flatter than the pictures I saw of Dandelions. But not sure if these are okay to eat. Would you say that these are Prickly sow thistle and that these are okay for my Russian turtoise to eat?