Redfoot Food Items

[ZEROPILOT]

Wow really!!?! OMG some of the other sites have it all over the RF.

But prickly pear cactus/cactus pads without thorns are ok?

Is aloe dangerous? I’d like to put one in the enclosure for some easy green. Still working on organic fern and spider plants

My Redfoot love cactus. And even though I'm aware that the glochids are harmless, I usually wipe off all of the spikes. Or feed only the tiny, new pads that have the big, soft spikes.
Aloe is definitely edible. And grows like a weed here in Florida. But it's one of the few things that seem to be revolting to my Redfoot. If they take a bite, they'll use a foot to try to wipe the taste away.
It would be a great addition to my free and available foods list. Shame.

 

[TechnoCheese]

To be fair to the tortoises, I’ve tried aloe before offering it to my sulcata. Super bitter, kinda nasty (to me, anyway). Understandably, he didn’t eat it either.

 

[Alex and the Redfoot]

To be fair to the tortoises, I’ve tried aloe before offering it to my sulcata. Super bitter, kinda nasty (to me, anyway). Understandably, he didn’t eat it either.

Yes! It is! (I took a bite too ). Opuntia is way more tasty )

 

[ND135]

Yes! It is! (I took a bite too ). Opuntia is way more tasty )

That's GREAT!!!! What a good tort parent you are! I just thought gentle cacti would be easy greens to keep alive in an enclosure and with this knowledge I'd likely keep it higher up (in its little clay pot) for aesthetics and not for food.
You are brave! LOL

 

[Alex and the Redfoot]

Cacti likes a lot of sun. In the redfoots enclosure, I'm afraid it will not thrive. Pothos plant is hardy and gives lots of shade (and leaves to munch), boston ferns like shade and humid environment. And prayer plant seems to survive as well. Spider plants may be okay too. Tradescantia is a wimp: great decoration, but can't withstand "the tortoise power".

 

[TechnoCheese]

Yes! It is! (I took a bite too ). Opuntia is way more tasty )

I agree! Kinda reminds me of bell pepper.

 

[Alex and the Redfoot]

I agree! Kinda reminds me of bell pepper.

I need to try it grilled And okra too

 

[ND135]

Cacti likes a lot of sun. In the redfoots enclosure, I'm afraid it will not thrive. Pothos plant is hardy and gives lots of shade (and leaves to munch), boston ferns like shade and humid environment. And prayer plant seems to survive as well. Spider plants may be okay too. Tradescantia is a wimp: great decoration, but can't withstand "the tortoise power".

Makes perfect sense. Cacti are not rainforest plants. Duh Natalie LOL