Texas Ranger/ Texas Sage

[MontyN]

Does anyone know if Texas Ranger/ Texas Sage flowers or leaves are good food to add to baby Sulcata’s diet? I live in Phoenix AZ and they are blooming everywhere right now. All the old posts i have seen dont really specify and i cant find it on the tortoise table’s index.

 

[TammyJ]

No idea but it's gorgeous. @Yvonne G @KarenSoCal @Tom

 

[KarenSoCal]

No idea but it's gorgeous. @Yvonne G @KarenSoCal @Tom

Sorry, I don't know. I'm going to have to look for that around here. I don't remember seeing it.

I just searched Google for "leucophyllum frutescens toxic". One site said there are some people who make a tea from it. Another said it is not harmful to humans, except sometimes it attracts a caterpillar that definitely causes irritation to skin. Another said the plant creates a dust that is very allergy producing, and you should wear a mask when tending to it.

I would suggest you Google and read more sites since I didn't find anything relating to animals. You could use "toxicity of leucophyllum frutescens" as your search. Use the quote marks-it may help narrow down search results to what you want.

 

[jaizei]

Everything I saw relating to animals said it was unpalatable (rabbit, deer "proof") but nothing said toxic. One site said it was nontoxic to pets.

 

[RosemaryDW]

It's in the mint family so probably fine. And likely the leaves are highly scented, like other plants in this family. So whether your tortoise will eat it is a long shot. Won't hurt to try.