Can I feed these to my Sulcata #1 #2
Sep 27, 2010 #1 F franeich Member 5 Year Member Joined Oct 9, 2009 Messages 205 Can I feed these to my Sulcata #1 #2
Sep 28, 2010 #2 F franeich Member 5 Year Member Joined Oct 9, 2009 Messages 205 No one huh. Im mostly wondering about #2 because I have alot of it in my yard and my lort likes it.
Sep 28, 2010 #3 Yvonne G Old Timer TFO Admin 10 Year Member! Platinum Tortoise Club Joined Jan 23, 2008 Messages 93,448 Location (City and/or State) Clovis, CA These old eyes can't tell from the small picture what the plant looks like, sorry. I can't be sure, because I can't see it well enough, but my guess is that #2 is purselane. It is edible for humans and tortoises, but contains a lot of oxalic acid.
These old eyes can't tell from the small picture what the plant looks like, sorry. I can't be sure, because I can't see it well enough, but my guess is that #2 is purselane. It is edible for humans and tortoises, but contains a lot of oxalic acid.
Sep 28, 2010 #4 F franeich Member 5 Year Member Joined Oct 9, 2009 Messages 205 Sorry about the small pick. Can anyone tell from this one.
Sep 28, 2010 #5 Yvonne G Old Timer TFO Admin 10 Year Member! Platinum Tortoise Club Joined Jan 23, 2008 Messages 93,448 Location (City and/or State) Clovis, CA Yes, that's purslane.
Sep 28, 2010 #6 terryo Well-Known Member 10 Year Member! Joined Aug 24, 2007 Messages 8,975 Location (City and/or State) Staten Island, New York Yikes! My mom put that in our salad when we were little. She used to pick it in our yard, and we used to see the boxies eat it all the time.
Yikes! My mom put that in our salad when we were little. She used to pick it in our yard, and we used to see the boxies eat it all the time.
Sep 28, 2010 #7 Angi Active Member 5 Year Member Joined Jan 17, 2010 Messages 2,745 Location (City and/or State) La Mesa, CA. I have been giving it to my torts, Should I stop or just give in small amounts?
Sep 28, 2010 #8 Az tortoise compound Active Member 5 Year Member Joined Aug 2, 2010 Messages 681 Location (City and/or State) Arizona It is fine to eat as part of a varied diet. For you or your torts.