Ulu (Breadfruit) Tortoise Food

[onarock]

Have any of you offered breadfruit to your tortoises? I can tell you my tortoises love it. I have read about tortoises eating this stuff in the wild. In fact, there is supposed to be a group of aldabra's in their native land that live on this stuff. I guess its an old abandoned breadfruit farm. I am posting some pics and a link to a site that has its nutritional conten.
http://nutritiondata.self.com/facts/fruits-and-fruit-juices/1857/2

 

[Marty333]

I dont think they like it lol just kidding. I love the third pic

 

[Torty Mom]

I have never seen anything like that! Is it like a melon on the inside or more like a peach? It is really neat looking! Does it taste good? I can see that the torties like it!!! Thanks for sharing the picture!!

 

[onarock]

I have never seen anything like that! Is it like a melon on the inside or more like a peach? It is really neat looking! Does it taste good? I can see that the torties like it!!! Thanks for sharing the picture!!

Its hard to explain. Texture kinda like a fig when ripe, but its not sweet. Unripened like a potato. Alot of Pacific Islanders use it like starch. If you fry it its almost like french fries

 

[Tom]

Interesting. I've never seen that before.

 

[Torty Mom]

I have never seen anything like that! Is it like a melon on the inside or more like a peach? It is really neat looking! Does it taste good? I can see that the torties like it!!! Thanks for sharing the picture!!

Its hard to explain. Texture kinda like a fig when ripe, but its not sweet. Unripened like a potato. Alot of Pacific Islanders use it like starch. If you fry it its almost like french fries

Thanks for explaining, that helps alot, I was very curious!!

 

[Neal]

When I was in Micronesia I would almost get nailed in the head every time I walked under a breadfruit tree.
Do you have a sour sop tree? I'm not sure what the exact name of it is, that's what we called it in Saipan.

Sorry to be off topic...the tortoises seem to like it.

 

[onarock]

When I was in Micronesia I would almost get nailed in the head every time I walked under a breadfruit tree.
Do you have a sour sop tree? I'm not sure what the exact name of it is, that's what we called it in Saipan.

Sorry to be off topic...the tortoises seem to like it.

I'm not sure so I looked up Hawaii breadfruit online to discover there are over 200 species and a couple native to Hawaii. I dont know wich one I have. In Hawaii its called Ulu. Yeah my tortoises love it.

 

[yagyujubei]

Almost looks like a monkey ball (osage orange) on the outside.

 

[John]

so onarock when will this stuff be available for shipping and how much ya selling it for?

 

[ChiKat]

Very cool, thanks for sharing! It almost looks gooey in the first few pictures

 

[onarock]

Unfortunately, I found out the hard way that the shipping of this fruit is not possible (atleast thats what I have concluded). The Hawaii Department of Ag and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife apparently dont speak the same language.

so onarock when will this stuff be available for shipping and how much ya selling it for?

 

[Az tortoise compound]

Looks like it will be a nasty mess to clean after it's digested. I know Nopal is bad...I can only imagine ulu

 

[onarock]

I first discovered that tortoises can eat it while reading an article on Aldabras in the Seyshelles. Aparently there is a large group of them that live in an abandoned Ulu (Breadfruit) orchard. The article said that it made up a large portion of their diet. I guess Aldabras like Ulu.