Planetagarden
Tortoises should eat a very varied diet of weeds and flowers with calcium supplement. Safe weeds/plants include; plantains, dandelion leaves and flowers, hawkweeds, mallow, sow-thistle, chickweed catsear, hibiscus flowers, nasturtiums, pansies and violas.
- What plants grow well with tortoises?
- Are any plants poisonous to tortoises?
- What plants can tortoises not eat?
- What is poisonous to tortoises?
What plants grow well with tortoises?
All of the plants below are suitable for consumption by tortoises:
- Lemon Balm. ...
- Red Sorrel. ...
- Plaintain Assorted. ...
- Self Heal. ...
- Callisia repens. ...
- Dandelion - flowers & leaves. ...
- Aloe vera.
- Antirrhinum - flowers & leaves.
Are any plants poisonous to tortoises?
As a guide, common plants to be avoided include: Daffodil, Narciusis, Hellebores, Hypericum (often called Rose of Sharon, not to be confused with the Hibiscus variety), Euphorbias, Digitalis (Foxglove), Nicotiana (tobacco plant), Rhododendrons & Azaleas, Ragwort (senico), Crocus, Dicentra (bleeding heart), Lupin ( ...
What plants can tortoises not eat?
Food tortoises can't eat
- Daffodil (narcissus pseudonarcissus)
- Azalea (Rhododendron species)
- Foxglove (Digitalis species)
- Avocado (Persea species)
- Buttercup (Ranunculus species)
- Auricula (Primula auricula)
- Bean sprouts (various)
- Citrus fruit (Citrus species)
What is poisonous to tortoises?
Tortoises often don't appear to know which foods are good to eat and which are not, and there is some evidence of tortoises dying after eating plants such as Buttercups, Daffodils and Foxgloves, which are considered poisonous. ...
