This is not plantain, but it is good tortoise food. That is one of the many that I can't keep the name straight, but I've been feeding small amounts of that one to all of my tortoises for decades.Any chance this is plantain? There were no shoots coming up but I’m hoping it’s because of the time of year. It has a sort of rough touch to itView attachment 288631
My little guy likes the thin leaf plantain but only grazes a little of it at a time. Then sniffs every other blade of whatever to find something he may want to sample. I love watching it.Right on. Got the screen shot of those pics for reference. Thanks!
Excellent! Another free weed on the books. Thanks TomThis is not plantain, but it is good tortoise food. That is one of the many that I can't keep the name straight, but I've been feeding small amounts of that one to all of my tortoises for decades.
Thanks Yvonne. If I were to uproot a bunch of them would I be able to transplant them at my house? Not sure if that would workI think it's prickly lettuce.
Yea, I was told Russians go nuts for plantain. It probably varies from tort to tort though as mine really likes some recommended plants and won’t touch others. Gotta try them all thoughMy little guy likes the thin leaf plantain but only grazes a little of it at a time. Then sniffs every other blade of whatever to find something he may want to sample. I love watching it.
ALL of my tortoises love both types of plantain. They seem to favor the narrow leaf type, but they devour both types.Yea, I was told Russians go nuts for plantain. It probably varies from tort to tort though as mine really likes some recommended plants and won’t touch others. Gotta try them all though
Saphire sniffs everything first before he'll eat it...even if he loves that type of plant. You would think a great enclosure outside would be a tortoise smorgasbord....but no. I think since he's a vegan he's checking for bugs and their dirt. I've watched him do the sniff test first for 12 years.Yea, I was told Russians go nuts for plantain. It probably varies from tort to tort though as mine really likes some recommended plants and won’t touch others. Gotta try them all though
Might be Bristly Ox-tongue?Any chance this is plantain? There were no shoots coming up but I’m hoping it’s because of the time of year. It has a sort of rough touch to itView attachment 288631View attachment 288632
Just looked that up on tortoise table. It is very similar. I’ll go back and check if there’s any flowers or buds soon. ThanksMight be Bristly Ox-tongue?
You can eat both. I've read some things about English Plantain but Both are really high in tannic acid so they need to have a couple of sauna baths followed by ice water. Plantain starts growing again in the spring with a little seed flower pod. Supposedly those little fresh pods taste similar to broccoli...Any chance I can get plantain seeds from anywhere? People do eat it sometimes right? Or maybe I’m confused with something else. Maybe I’m thinking of dandelion greens
Sauna baths? I take it that’s for human consumption? When I grow some maybe it can be a good addition to both of our diets. Thanks CathieYou can eat both. I've read some things about English Plantain but Both are really high in tannic acid so they need to have a couple of sauna baths followed by ice water. Plantain starts growing again in the spring with a little seed flower pod. Supposedly those little fresh pods taste similar to broccoli...
Well...there is a lot of wild plants we can eat...that's also good tortoise food. You have to know how to get rid of the excess tanins in some of them.Sauna baths? I take it that’s for human consumption? When I grow some maybe it can be a good addition to both of our diets. Thanks Cathie