What is this weed?

[chemprentice]

We took Spike out yesterday and let him explore the plant bed, and he decided to nibble on some of these plants. I am not sure what kind they are, but I am hoping someone can help me ID them to see if they were safe for him to eat or not. I've browsed the Tortoise Table Plant Database to try to figure out which weed (I think it's a weed) it is, but am not too certain of its identity.

For some context clues, it grows in a plant bed where various fruits (dragonfruit and guava) and plants (roses, palm trees) exist, and the location is Southern California, if that helps.

Thanks!

 

[Bambam1989]

That looks like a young tomato plant. Don't let him eat it because the plant is toxic.

 

[Gillian M]

Hi @trickspiration and a very warm welcome to the forum!

Sorry, can't help you but I can tag the experts here, for you.

@Yvonne G
@Tom

please help here. Thank you both.

@trickspiration would you please post pics of your tort and his enclosure?

 

[chemprentice]

That looks like a young tomato plant. Don't let him eat it because the plant is toxic.

Great, thanks for letting me know! I'll make sure not to let him eat those.

 

[Taylor T.]

Yes, that's a tomato.

 

[TammyJ]

I agree, tomato plant. Not good.

 

[Kapidolo Farms]

Yeah Tomato. It's not a crisis if they eat some it is NOT toxic. Really. That said, it is not an ideal plant to feed.

 

[chemprentice]

Yeah Tomato. It's not a crisis if they eat some it is NOT toxic. Really. That said, it is not an ideal plant to feed.

Thanks for the words! I managed to snag some hibiscus flowers to feed him today, and he seemed pretty happy with them!

 

[Bambam1989]

Yes. In another post of a positive tomato ID, @Will pointed out that it is only a misconception that tomato plants are toxic. This is because tomato is related to nightshade.
I may have to try tomato leaves in some of my own cooking this summer after learning this.

 

[norma.b]

That looks like a young tomato plant. Don't let him eat it because the plant is toxic.

Agree looks like tomato plant.

 

[Yvonne G]

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