milk weeds

[wildponey21]

i have read that milk weed pods are ok for torts to eat then on the other hand i have that they are not safe so yes or no.

 

[Jacqui]

Since I have now read the post, where we are being rude not replying to posts made by this OP, I will reply. I did read your question and I did stop and wonder about it, however I do not have the foggiest idea about what the correct answer might be. I do not ever recall anybody saying their tortoises even tried to eat one. The only thing I know about them, other then what they look like, is they are suppose to be food for a butterfly caterpillar, maybe a Monarch (?).

I also had a smart *** reply this morning, which I also did not post. It was along the lines of "I don't milk my weeds, but do milk bad puns. "

There now you have my only thoughts on the subject. Sorry that I didn't actually post either of them earlier, but I figured you would be better served by somebody with real knowledge giving you a serious answer. Once more I apologize for my lack of posting.

 

[MikeCow1]

This milkweed?
http://www.thetortoisetable.org.uk/site/plants_19.asp?mode=main&catID=336

 

[TurtleTortoise]

i have read that milk weed pods are ok for torts to eat then on the other hand i have that they are not safe so yes or no.

I think the milkweed plant itself is not ok for them to eat, but not sure about the pod. I would say don feed it.

 

[acrantophis]

I feel if a plant has any kind of yellow or white sap, that it is probably poisonous. Sap is usually a defense. Im pretty sure milkweed has a white sap which oozes out from broken leaves and stems.

 

[Edna]

This is what I did when I read the OP: I typed milkweed pod edible into the google search window. I learned that milkweed pods are indeed edible. Then I wondered if I had become a bit like Bing, using google to perform searches for other people, and I had a cranky moment and didn't post a reply.

 

[Jacqui]

This is what I did when I read the OP: I typed milkweed pod edible into the google search window. I learned that milkweed pods are indeed edible. Then I wondered if I had become a bit like Bing, using google to perform searches for other people, and I had a cranky moment and didn't post a reply.

I think a lot of people have those moments.

 

[Yvonne G]

That's why I didn't reply. I figure if I don't know the answer and have to type "milk week pod edible?" in a search engine, then the original poster can do that too, so why bother?

 

[redbeef]

This is what I did when I read the OP: I typed milkweed pod edible into the google search window. I learned that milkweed pods are indeed edible. Then I wondered if I had become a bit like Bing, using google to perform searches for other people, and I had a cranky moment and didn't post a reply.

I think a lot of people have those moments.

i tend to agree