non edible Plant for Tortoise Table

BrettJHillson · 19-03-2011, 11:06 PM

Hi Guys

Im looking for a non edible plant to go in the tortoise table that a Hermann wont eat or it he trys wont make him sick. Some think pretty that he can hide around.

thx
Brett

Rae · 19-03-2011, 11:32 PM

I've put a spider plant in my table! They dont seem interested in it but if they do have a tiny nibble it wont hurt them!

x

BrettJHillson · 19-03-2011, 11:43 PM

I was thinking about one of them as they seem to be classed as edible

Rae · 19-03-2011, 11:48 PM

Yeah the tortoise table says that they are ok in moderation and i dont think torts are overly excited to eat them so they wont get demolished like some other plants would! Just make sure you weather it into non fertalised soil before putting it in the enclosure or find a garden centre that doesnt use fertaliser in their soil or water! x

porridge66 · 12-07-2011, 12:33 AM

Sorry to hijack this post but I was wondering the same thing and I am sure that somewhere I have read that cactus plants are a good plant to have on the tortoise table. Does anyone use them? Are there any ill effects that can be caused etc.

Sarah xx

**Alan1** · 12-07-2011, 09:52 AM

cactus are okay to have in there because they survive the heat and dryness and I've seen people have spikey cactus in the tables but I often wonder if they might get a spike in the eye. I have tried plants in the tables in the past but they are more of a nuisance really. they climb up them, knock them over, they dry up and die etc.

I found the ones that did best for me in terms of survival were succulent types like the money plant AKA jade plant. Crassula something it's proper name is I think. Also Aloe Aristata. they had to go in pots tall enough so the torts coudn't reach and wide enough so they couldn't be knocked over. they took up valuable space though so now I use plant pots for them to hide under instead

porridge66 · 12-07-2011, 10:42 AM

Thanks Alan. I will have a look at the money plant (I like the sound of that one lol) and I think I will have a look into Cactus. Does anyone know the names of any cactus that they would recommend?

Sarah xx

Watermelon · 16-07-2011, 04:34 PM

I have fuschia and cuphea at the moment... they are edible however mine wont touch them.

Naturalee · 17-07-2011, 12:57 AM

I've used draceana and various prayer plants in my reds enclosure as i've read that they're safe. I planted them in cork tubes so they were off the floor but the leaves were within easy reach of the torts but besides the odd bite mark they were untouched.

19-03-2011, 11:06 PM	#1
BrettJHillson Junior Member Egg Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 37	non edible Plant for Tortoise Table Hi Guys Im looking for a non edible plant to go in the tortoise table that a Hermann wont eat or it he trys wont make him sick. Some think pretty that he can hide around. thx Brett

17-07-2011, 12:57 AM	#9
Naturalee Member Egg Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Cheshire Posts: 94	I've used draceana and various prayer plants in my reds enclosure as i've read that they're safe. I planted them in cork tubes so they were off the floor but the leaves were within easy reach of the torts but besides the odd bite mark they were untouched. __________________ Lee 0.0.3 Red-footed Tortoises (Chelonoidis carbonaria) 0.0.2 Common Musk Turtles (Sternotherus odoratus) 1.1.0 Bearded Dragons (Pogona vitticeps) 2.1.2 Crested Geckos (Rhachodactylus ciliatus) 1.1.0 Royal Pythons (Python regius) 0.0.1 Dumeril's Ground Boas (Acrantophis dumerili) 1.0.0 Egyptian Long-eared Hedgehog (Hemiechinus auritus aegyptius) 1.2.0 Pugs

19-03-2011, 11:32 PM	#2
Rae Member Hatched Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Wolverhampton Posts: 379	I've put a spider plant in my table! They dont seem interested in it but if they do have a tiny nibble it wont hurt them! x

19-03-2011, 11:43 PM	#3
BrettJHillson Junior Member Egg Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 37	I was thinking about one of them as they seem to be classed as edible

19-03-2011, 11:48 PM	#4
Rae Member Hatched Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Wolverhampton Posts: 379	Yeah the tortoise table says that they are ok in moderation and i dont think torts are overly excited to eat them so they wont get demolished like some other plants would! Just make sure you weather it into non fertalised soil before putting it in the enclosure or find a garden centre that doesnt use fertaliser in their soil or water! x

12-07-2011, 12:33 AM	#5
porridge66 Member Incubating Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Stone, Staffordshire Posts: 116	Sorry to hijack this post but I was wondering the same thing and I am sure that somewhere I have read that cactus plants are a good plant to have on the tortoise table. Does anyone use them? Are there any ill effects that can be caused etc. Sarah xx

12-07-2011, 09:52 AM	#6
Alan1 Super Moderator Adult Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Sunny Scotland Posts: 21,512	cactus are okay to have in there because they survive the heat and dryness and I've seen people have spikey cactus in the tables but I often wonder if they might get a spike in the eye. I have tried plants in the tables in the past but they are more of a nuisance really. they climb up them, knock them over, they dry up and die etc. I found the ones that did best for me in terms of survival were succulent types like the money plant AKA jade plant. Crassula something it's proper name is I think. Also Aloe Aristata. they had to go in pots tall enough so the torts coudn't reach and wide enough so they couldn't be knocked over. they took up valuable space though so now I use plant pots for them to hide under instead

12-07-2011, 10:42 AM	#7
porridge66 Member Incubating Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Stone, Staffordshire Posts: 116	Thanks Alan. I will have a look at the money plant (I like the sound of that one lol) and I think I will have a look into Cactus. Does anyone know the names of any cactus that they would recommend? Sarah xx

16-07-2011, 04:34 PM	#8
Watermelon Senior Member Adult Join Date: Jul 2011 Posts: 2,085	I have fuschia and cuphea at the moment... they are edible however mine wont touch them.

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