Mother of thousands and Christmas cactus

[Frogsarefun]

Am I correct that Christmas cactus is safe to feed, but mother of thousands is an unsafe succlent?
I don’t have species name of mother of thousands, had this plant for years.

 

[wellington]

Christmas cactus is safe I used to feed it every year. I know nothing about the other one.

 

[Maro2Bear]

Here’s the info on the “Mother” plant

Kalanchoe daigremontiana, formerly known as Bryophyllum daigremontianum and commonly called mother of thousands, alligator plant, or Mexican hat plant is a succulent plant native to Madagascar. Like other members of Bryophyllum, it can propagate vegetatively from plantlets that develop on its leaf margins. Wikipedia

According to the TortoiseTable - don’t feed.

• Common Name: Mother of Thousands (Mexican Hat, Chandelier Plant, Devils Backbone, Alligator Plant)
• Latin Name: Kalanchoe daigremontiana, syn. Bryophyllum daigremontianum; Kalanchoe delagoensis, syn. K. tubiflora
• Family Name: Crassulaceae

This plant produces small plantlets on the edges of its leaves that drop to the ground and quickly take hold, and it therefore has the potential to become invasive. It contains the cardiac glycoside diagremontianin, which can affect the nervous and muscular systems of small animals, and is said to be the cause of fatalities in cattle in South Africa, so it is probably not one to offer to tortoises.

Although Angulate and Leopard tortoises have been observed eating this plant in the wild, we would not recommend actively feeding it to your tortoise because of reasons stated above.

See also Flaming Katy, Panda Plant, Paddle Plant.

 

[Frogsarefun]

Here’s the info on the “Mother” plant

Kalanchoe daigremontiana, formerly known as Bryophyllum daigremontianum and commonly called mother of thousands, alligator plant, or Mexican hat plant is a succulent plant native to Madagascar. Like other members of Bryophyllum, it can propagate vegetatively from plantlets that develop on its leaf margins. Wikipedia

According to the TortoiseTable - don’t feed.

• Common Name: Mother of Thousands (Mexican Hat, Chandelier Plant, Devils Backbone, Alligator Plant)
• Latin Name: Kalanchoe daigremontiana, syn. Bryophyllum daigremontianum; Kalanchoe delagoensis, syn. K. tubiflora
• Family Name: Crassulaceae

This plant produces small plantlets on the edges of its leaves that drop to the ground and quickly take hold, and it therefore has the potential to become invasive. It contains the cardiac glycoside diagremontianin, which can affect the nervous and muscular systems of small animals, and is said to be the cause of fatalities in cattle in South Africa, so it is probably not one to offer to tortoises.

Although Angulate and Leopard tortoises have been observed eating this plant in the wild, we would not recommend actively feeding it to your tortoise because of reasons stated above.

See also Flaming Katy, Panda Plant, Paddle Plant.

Thanks so much.