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Old 26-05-2016, 01:15 PM   #1
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Default Forage suitable for rabbits and torts?

I have a Horsfield's tort (Aurora, in her teens) and she is a new addition to the family. However, I also have eight rabbits and am a keen forager for them. I've learned to ID many rabbit-safe weeds for my buns to eat, so my question is, what is/isn't suitable for Aurora to eat as well?

What I tend to forage is:

Cow parsley
Hawthorn
Bramble
Dead nettle (both white nettle and purple nettle)
Dock leaves
Garlic mustard
Greater plantain
Ribwort plantain
Mayweed
Sticky weed/goosegrass
Willow leaves
Early horse chestnut leaves
Dog violets
Wild primroses/domesticated primrose (currently growing in the back garden)
Domesticated violets (currently growing in the back garden)
Vetch (I can only get this infrequently)
Dandelion leaves and flower (I know these are safe!)
Sow thistle (milkweed) (I know this is also safe)

...I'm not sure if I've missed anything I frequently forage off the list, it's all off the top of my head. However, I appreciate the insight. And I look forward to extending Miss Aurora's diet.
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Old 27-05-2016, 06:19 PM   #2
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I would check out the tortoisetable plant data base. There are a few things on your list that wouldn't be suitable like dock leaves, and I also think the goose grass has to be limited.... However I also know that many tort keepers go 'off pist' and feed things that others say are limited. All I know is that if torts don't like it they won't eat it.
For example, some of my torts love lilac flowers, others won't touch them but some keepers won't feed them because at the time they are available is the time torts should be building up their reserves and lilac flowers don't help in that process!! Lilac flowers are a very limited treat. X x x hugs x x x
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