split between three types of plants

[kimbverly]

there are three different plants i think these might be. either field parsley, young carolina geranium leaves, or young larkspur leaves. all of these are rated differently on the tortoise table, so i need to know and i am so lost lol. at first i thought they were young small geranium leaves so i fed them to my tortoise but now im definitely second guessing myself.View attachment 388107

 

[kimbverly]

this is a better picture don't know why it didnt show up like normal when i attached to og post sorry

 

[The_Four_Toed_Edward]

Maybe @RosemaryDW can help?

 

[RosemaryDW]

Could be larkspur, or any of the three really. Or even buttercup, which is in the larkspur family.

That blue flower in the back? Is that from the same plant? Because unless it's got five petals I don't think it's from any of the three. Maybe speedwell.

Can you get a photo from a little further away and looking down?

 

[kimbverly]

Could be larkspur, or any of the three really. Or even buttercup, which is in the larkspur family.

That blue flower in the back? Is that from the same plant? Because unless it's got five petals I don't think it's from any of the three. Maybe speedwell.

Can you get a photo from a little further away and looking down?

the blue flower is from a different plant, and unfortunately this is the only picture i took, i picked them from my friend's house. they grew closely to the ground only two inches above maybe and were grouped really closely.

i think next time i'll avoid them because they look so ambiguous they're hard to identify based off of these pictures.

 

[RosemaryDW]

If they are larkspur or buttercup the leaves will stay close to the ground but the plant will eventually send flower stalks up and those flowers will give you the answer.

Despite literature saying buttercups are "toxic," they are actually a very common food for wild Russians and our owners in the UK let their Russian tortoise relatives eat them from their gardens with no problem. I'll die on this hill! I imagine larkspur would have similar warnings that might be equally false but I could understand if a new owner wouldn't want to feed them.

At any rate, wait for some flowers. Yellow will be buttercups, which are definitely fine. My wild Russian lost her mind over buttercups but they are difficult to grow here as it in, let alone being bitten down to the ground in five minutes. So they are not on the menu here.

Larkspur will have put purple or perhaps dark pink flowers on a long stem. Wild geranium will have small, five-petaled flowers and are safe if your tortoise will eat them.

I'd get a closer look at the plant with the blue flower. My hunch is it's edible.

 

[kimbverly]

If they are larkspur or buttercup the leaves will stay close to the ground but the plant will eventually send flower stalks up and those flowers will give you the answer.

yes i guess i'll have to wait a bit and see. looking at pictures of buttercup leaves they all do look very similar. its kind of frustrating haha

Despite literature saying buttercups are "toxic," they are actually a very common food for wild Russians and our owners in the UK let their Russian tortoise relatives eat them from their gardens with no problem. I'll die on this hill! I imagine larkspur would have similar warnings that might be equally false but I could understand if a new owner wouldn't want to feed them.

At any rate, wait for some flowers. Yellow will be buttercups, which are definitely fine. My wild Russian lost her mind over buttercups but they are difficult to grow here as it in, let alone being bitten down to the ground in five minutes. So they are not on the menu here.

Larkspur will have put purple or perhaps dark pink flowers on a long stem. Wild geranium will have small, five-petaled flowers and are safe if your tortoise will eat them.

i hope they're geraniums. my tortoise chowed down the leaves i gave him so i know he enjoyed em. the larkspur and buttercups are rated as do not feed on the tortoise table but im sure my little guy will be fine. i don't think i'll be taking any more until the flowers come up.

I'd get a closer look at the plant with the blue flower. My hunch is it's edible.

i was also curious about the plant with the blue flower and im pretty sure it is speedwell. I didn't take any though cause its rated a feed sparingly on the tortoise table. I was too excited picking as much common mallow and forget me not leaves as i could. i gave him watercress today after feeding him a ton of those weeds yesterday and he didn't seem as ferocious as he did with his meal yesterday. my friend's neighborhood was prolific with weeds so i was very happy cause all the weeds in my backyard have already been picked (or dead) since we're barely coming out of the cold weather where i live