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05-03-2013, 04:08 PM
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primrose
Hello,
I have been reading up about primrose, and so many websites say different things. I have a year old herman, is it okay to feed her primrose? |
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05-03-2013, 04:24 PM
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Evening primrose is perfectly fine to feed.
Danny
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05-03-2013, 04:26 PM
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I don't know what type it is, it just says primrose?
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05-03-2013, 05:23 PM
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Mine LOVE evening primrose .
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05-03-2013, 05:24 PM
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On the pot it just says primrose, I worried its not evening primrose?
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05-03-2013, 05:26 PM
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The one I have brought and fed her isn't a evening primrose, its just a normal one, is this dangerous?
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05-03-2013, 05:29 PM
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Are you meaning Primrose as in Polyanthus and Primulas, all flowering now - in which case do not feed them?
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05-03-2013, 05:58 PM
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the Primrose that quite common and comes in lots of different colours in not edible. If in doubt, do not feed. See examples -
http://www.thetortoisetable.org.uk/s....asp?catID=278 do not feed http://www.thetortoisetable.org.uk/s...9.asp?catID=18 fine to feed
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05-03-2013, 06:57 PM
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They often put primrose on primulas, i would stop feeding it till your sure. Can you take photos of the flowers so we can identify what you are feeding?
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05-03-2013, 10:17 PM
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As far as I know primulas and primroses are not suitable food plants for tortoises but they have been fed on some occasions and not found to be highly poisonous.
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