Is it safe?
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how big of a tort? you can always burn them off on the stove as well.
DoubleD1996!
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Russian tortoise. I thought they would be safe to eat, but I didn't want to risk anything with the spines. I don't plan on feeding it regularly, just as variation in diet.
should be fine... few seconds over the flame if you're concerned.
DoubleD1996!
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Okay, thanks.
What you have there is a "spineless" variety. None of them are 100% without spines or glochids.
You can feed that to your Russian as is.
You can feed that to your Russian as is.
DoubleD1996!
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Coming in clutch as always Tom, thanks.
You could scrape some off I suppose if you are worried
I've just bought my first massive opuntia pad which looked spineless but there were some and I think they did make my tort pull his head in pretty quickly with a hiss. I scraped the spines on the next slice and that was eaten with no problem
I've just bought my first massive opuntia pad which looked spineless but there were some and I think they did make my tort pull his head in pretty quickly with a hiss. I scraped the spines on the next slice and that was eaten with no problem
DoubleD1996!
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Good idea.
Not every tortoise goes for cactus but I’ve noticed my Russian is more interested in cactus I pick with my bare hands; none of that cleaned up stuff for her! Can’t say I recommend this approach though! 
Seriously your tortoise has gums of steel; you can tidy it up if you want but it’s perfectly safe not to. Either way, don’t worry if they’re not a fan immediately.
Seriously your tortoise has gums of steel; you can tidy it up if you want but it’s perfectly safe not to. Either way, don’t worry if they’re not a fan immediately.
DoubleD1996!
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Thanks Rosemary
