Yard photos

[Maggie3fan]

Look at this Rose...way pretty
look at the Morning Glory taking over everything...
I never had 4 o'clocks before...they are white, red and lavender and they made a pretty big bush, lattice is holding it all in/up
my Canna is blooming,
I just found these pictures...have you ever feed your tortoise a corn cob? he loves them...
and my cactus now in the car port...

 

[wellington]

Beautiful flowers. No never fed corn

 

[The_Four_Toed_Edward]

I am always up for more variety in the winter, but I haven't fed corn as I am worried about the starch and sugar. But I do remember reading that @zovick has also fed corn? I could be wrong.

 

[Tim Carlisle]

I am always up for more variety in the winter, but I haven't fed corn as I am worried about the starch and sugar. But I do remember reading that @zovick has also fed corn? I could be wrong.

I feed the corn leaves, but never the cob or kernels.

 

[The_Four_Toed_Edward]

I feed the corn leaves, but never the cob or kernels.

I don't have regular access to the leaves themselves, they are really seasonal here. But it is something I could grow myself (even if I couldn't manage to grow any actual corn).

 

[zovick]

Look at this Rose...way prettyView attachment 395097
look at the Morning Glory taking over everything...View attachment 395098
I never had 4 o'clocks before...they are white, red and lavender and they made a pretty big bush, lattice is holding it all in/upView attachment 395099
my Canna is blooming, View attachment 395100
I just found these pictures...have you ever feed your tortoise a corn cob? he loves them...View attachment 395101View attachment 395101View attachment 395102
and my cactus now in the car port...
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Yes, I fed my tortoises corn on the cob for many years. They all loved it.

 

[Ink]

I feed corn on the cob to my box turtle.

 

[Maggie3fan]

I am always up for more variety in the winter, but I haven't fed corn as I am worried about the starch and sugar. But I do remember reading that @zovick has also fed corn? I could be wrong.

feeding corn cobs to MY specific tortoises was simply a fun thing to give them in corn season. In Oregon cobs and leafs are ground together and then it all is cattle feed...I never thought of those tough leaves being tort food...

 

[The_Four_Toed_Edward]

feeding corn cobs to MY specific tortoises was simply a fun thing to give them in corn season. In Oregon cobs and leafs are ground together and then it all is cattle feed...I never thought of those tough leaves being tort food...

What I had in mind was growing some small corn plants and offering the leaves when they are still soft and fresh. I have no idea if it would work.

 

[Blackdog1714]

No 4 o'clocks in my yard ever again. Still cleaning up that mess from years ago. Planted two plants. Next year I had four grow up. Then the next year it was like 10! They drop seeds like crazy! Nope, never again. Heck they are worse than Rose of Sharon

 

[The_Four_Toed_Edward]

What I had in mind was growing some small corn plants and offering the leaves when they are still soft and fresh. I have no idea if it would work.

I got the idea from people growing corn as an "ornamental grass" in pots in their balconies and patios. The goal isn't to get any corn to harvest, but instead a lush plant with as much foliage as possible.

It seems so easy that it might even succeed indoors during the winter.


The photo is from this article: https://kotiliesi.fi/koti/puutarha/maissin-kasvatus-popcorn-jyvista/

 

[Maggie3fan]

No 4 o'clocks in my yard ever again. Still cleaning up that mess from years ago. Planted two plants. Next year I had four grow up. Then the next year it was like 10! They drop seeds like crazy! Nope, never again. Heck they are worse than Rose of Sharon

I have about 20 big and small, 4 different colors, Rose of Sharon...I love them...
They are great tortoise food...
they are pretty all over

and I love them...
lol...

 

[RainsOn]

FYI: I just recently read of a disaster from feeding corn on cob to torts.
It seems there is too much starch and sugar along with TOO MUCH FIBER.
A tort's digestion is so slow (2 weeks to poop a meal) and all that fiber in cob and leaf can get lodged in the intestine and can lead to a disastrous end for the tort.
Of course you can also read above about feeding corn for months and even years without any problem.
My opinion is better safe than sorry. There is so many other foods they can safely eat.
Just FYI - After all, that's what we are all about.

 

[Tim Carlisle]

FYI: I just recently read of a disaster from feeding corn on cob to torts.
It seems there is too much starch and sugar along with TOO MUCH FIBER.
A tort's digestion is so slow (2 weeks to poop a meal) and all that fiber in cob and leaf can get lodged in the intestine and can lead to a disastrous end for the tort.
Of course you can also read above about feeding corn for months and even years without any problem.
My opinion is better safe than sorry. There is so many other foods they can safely eat.
Just FYI - After all, that's what we are all about.

I share the same sentiment

 

[The_Four_Toed_Edward]

FYI: I just recently read of a disaster from feeding corn on cob to torts.
It seems there is too much starch and sugar along with TOO MUCH FIBER.
A tort's digestion is so slow (2 weeks to poop a meal) and all that fiber in cob and leaf can get lodged in the intestine and can lead to a disastrous end for the tort.
Of course you can also read above about feeding corn for months and even years without any problem.
My opinion is better safe than sorry. There is so many other foods they can safely eat.
Just FYI - After all, that's what we are all about.

I think I won't feed them to stay on the safe side. I was just thinking about it as they are now in season here.

 

[Maggie3fan]

In my defense...I only feed once a year to a specific tortoise one or two cobs a season...personally I eat the niblets and he gets a cob......as a treat...damn you guys make a big thing outta nuthin...

 

[Maggie3fan]

I got the idea from people growing corn as an "ornamental grass" in pots in their balconies and patios. The goal isn't to get any corn to harvest, but instead a lush plant with as much foliage as possible.

It seems so easy that it might even succeed indoors during the winter.

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The photo is from this article: https://kotiliesi.fi/koti/puutarha/maissin-kasvatus-popcorn-jyvista/

my corn never looked like that...but some decorative grasses in my yard do..