wormwood question

[phebe121]

Has any one ever gave there torts wormwood just asking i know from time to time i take it and put a cuple drops in the cats water

 

[Iochroma]

Wormwood extract? Tincture? Tissane? Full-on absinthe?

 

[phebe121]

This is what i use from time to time just woundering if it was safe for animals

 

[Iochroma]

I'm sure it's harmless.

 

[phebe121]

Cool ill wait to see what others think toits all natural

 

[Yvonne G]

I'm going to respectfully disagree.

I don't know anything about the solution shown up above, however, I do know that a tortoise being kept on ground black walnut shells runs the risk of being poisoned. And if the solution shown above kills parasites, that means it's a poison. I would not use a solution shown for human size bodies on a small tortoise unless you get a correct dosage from a qualified tortoise vet.

 

[phebe121]

Ills i know is it took away my food poisoning when i got it i dont want to give it to anything if it will hurt ty

 

[Moozillion]

I thought I remembered that wormwood had some toxic properties because it used to be in an old time alcoholic beverage called absinthe. A quick internet search said that wormwood contains the potentially poisonous chemical thujone. Thujone is a central nervous system stimulant and has been known to cause seizures.

Given this information, I don't think I would keep it in a tortoise enclosure.

 

[phebe121]

Good to know i wont be giving it to any animals