Many tortoises like to eat flowers, like dandelions and hibiscus. I'm wondering about what kind of benefit they provide to tortoises. Are the petals a good source of vitamins or fiber? Are their nectar and pollen rich in energy?
What is the nutritional value of flowers?
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I think this is a good question, I've wondered about this along with the nutritional values in alocasa, colocasia, and philodendron, which I feed to all my manouria's and are on every toxic plant list. Len
Im still pondering your other thread....come on now...jeeeez 
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Oooo oooo I know...they satisfy the "ooo im gonna get ya" tortoise craving....
.Oooo oooo I know...they satisfy the "ooo im gonna get ya" tortoise craving....
I don't know the answer, but they make a great drink from hibiscus flowers.
I think most people only use small amounts of flowers, so its more of a supplement than a staple. I feed my adult sulcatas gazania, hibiscus, blue hibiscus, dandelion, pumpkin flowers, roses, and a few others, but this is in relatively small amounts and only every once in a while.
I think most people only use small amounts of flowers, so its more of a supplement than a staple. I feed my adult sulcatas gazania, hibiscus, blue hibiscus, dandelion, pumpkin flowers, roses, and a few others, but this is in relatively small amounts and only every once in a while.
I believe if you search the forum this topic has come up before. If I remember right the petals don't have very much, but the green part at the bottom has better nutritional value, too bad my guys leave this part behind.
I wish I new the answer, but you do have some of the best questions I have seen...
Someone posted the nutrition in each part of a hibiscus flower a while ago. I can't remember who, but try to find it it was interesting. I hope flower are nutritious. The are easy to find. I believe I read they should make up no more than 20% of a tortie diet.
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