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Old 28-03-2007, 04:26 PM   #1
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Does everyone torts like flowers or is it just henny. Dervla brought her in some forsytia from school she hates it, won't touch roses. She will eat pansies but only if thats all she gets if its mixed with weeds she will eat the weeds first. I am growing wall flowers and nasturtiums to see if she will eat these .I don't give her any romaine lettuce either should I give it to her.
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Old 28-03-2007, 04:30 PM   #2
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Mine eat, campanula, rose petals, hibiscus, lavetra, aubrisia (sp) pansies, dandelion,
honeysuckle, gazinias and pansies just to name a few<g>.
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Old 28-03-2007, 04:34 PM   #3
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Hi sandy she does eat dandelion I forgot about that one.

Will try some of the others thanks sandy.

Hope she likes the wall flowers and nasturtiums Copied them from you
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Old 28-03-2007, 04:41 PM   #4
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my hermans wont eat flower either, used to turn his nose at pansies, will eat dandelion flowers though seems to love them.

i dont give romaine lettuce unless i have nothing to feed him on, but not given any for a good while now, only in the winter

i dont give my leopard lettuce makes things runny
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Old 28-03-2007, 05:22 PM   #5
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Please check plant toxicity before offering to torts, not all know what is good and what is not. Forsythis is not good and I am sure I have read somewhere that wallflowers should not be fed either
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Old 28-03-2007, 05:25 PM   #6
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I was told here that both were fine now I don't know what to do.

She doesn't eat them anyway
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Old 28-03-2007, 05:25 PM   #7
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thnx for this sue as iv fed mine Forsythis twice (only)
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Old 28-03-2007, 06:09 PM   #8
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Hi

My little ones love rose petals, dandelions, plantain, clover, pansy leaves ans well as the flowers, nettle leaves and flowers, which makes my life easier finding the food.


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Old 28-03-2007, 06:11 PM   #9
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hi sue

do you have a link please for forsythia not being good

ive fed it once after reading it was fine

ill not feed it again

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Old 28-03-2007, 06:43 PM   #10
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I will double check as the list I have is printed out. I will also put it on TM for Martin.
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