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30-06-2006, 08:14 PM
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Egg
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Docks and Foxgloves
Are Dock leaves and Foxgloves edible for tortoises as there is an abundance of them locally?
Thanks Louise |
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30-06-2006, 08:24 PM
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Well as far as I can remeber dock leaves are fine but torts dont tend to eat them. I would have thought fox gloves were a no.
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30-06-2006, 08:27 PM
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Hi Louise
Docks are edible but tortoises don't usually eat them due to there bitter taste also becareful feeding dock it has a high oxalic acid content which inhibits the tortoise from using calcium in its body. Foxglove a big NO they are very poisoness some tortoises will eat the flowers but these to are very toxic . Darren |
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30-06-2006, 09:40 PM
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Egg
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Thanks Guys, thats great to know. Luckily there are many other weed around.........(benefits of living in the middle of nowhere
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