I was speaking to a fellow tortoise friend and he was concerned about his tortoise having eaten, possibly, a cherimoya, Mark Twain's favorite fruit. The skin and seeds are known to be toxic. The seeds are actually crushed and used as an insecticide. I would venture to say in large amounts, but a tortoise is indeed smaller than a human.
The Greek philosopher Aristotle wrote that he had observed that tortoises who ate snakes would eat oregano afterwards, perhaps to counteract the poison. He therefore recommended oregano for poisonings. No wonder he was a great philosopher if he that much time to watch tortoises for that long.
Okay, so I take a look at my little testudo graeca I-do-not-what-elses, Wabi and Sabi, and there is no way in hell they are going to eat a snake. But that's not the point.
Oregano oil is used for many things, and I wanted to share this.
It stops food poisoning, for one, which is why we were thinking of using it as an antidote, as Aristotle believed.
It is said that oil of oregano is one of nature’s most powerful essential oil for infections including bacteria, yeast, viruses and parasites. Oil of oregano contains two compounds known as thymol and carvacrol which are the known active components. Oil of oregano has the following uses: Food poisoning, sinus infections, upper respiratory infections, Helicobacter Pylori (the bacteria that causes ulcers), candida/yeast, intestinal bacterial infections, intestinal viral infections, parasites, urinary tract infections.
Do any members have oregano growing near their tortoise habitat?
And have any of you noticed that they eat it willingly that you know?
The Greek philosopher Aristotle wrote that he had observed that tortoises who ate snakes would eat oregano afterwards, perhaps to counteract the poison. He therefore recommended oregano for poisonings. No wonder he was a great philosopher if he that much time to watch tortoises for that long.
Okay, so I take a look at my little testudo graeca I-do-not-what-elses, Wabi and Sabi, and there is no way in hell they are going to eat a snake. But that's not the point.
Oregano oil is used for many things, and I wanted to share this.
It stops food poisoning, for one, which is why we were thinking of using it as an antidote, as Aristotle believed.
It is said that oil of oregano is one of nature’s most powerful essential oil for infections including bacteria, yeast, viruses and parasites. Oil of oregano contains two compounds known as thymol and carvacrol which are the known active components. Oil of oregano has the following uses: Food poisoning, sinus infections, upper respiratory infections, Helicobacter Pylori (the bacteria that causes ulcers), candida/yeast, intestinal bacterial infections, intestinal viral infections, parasites, urinary tract infections.
Do any members have oregano growing near their tortoise habitat?
And have any of you noticed that they eat it willingly that you know?