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I was curious if there was a specific species of this cactus that is necessary or if there are any species that are absolutely not to be eaten.
The climate in my area is suitable for growth of very few species and I wanted to get a Santa Rita cactus (Opuntia gosselinenia...or something) to harvest pads and feed to the tortoise. Does anyone have any experience with them?
I would get the spineless species (Opuntia ficus-indica), but they aren't available around here and wouldn't grow very well either.
The climate in my area is suitable for growth of very few species and I wanted to get a Santa Rita cactus (Opuntia gosselinenia...or something) to harvest pads and feed to the tortoise. Does anyone have any experience with them?
I would get the spineless species (Opuntia ficus-indica), but they aren't available around here and wouldn't grow very well either.