Interesting...Harmful properties

clairestortoise · 05-03-2010, 10:26 PM

http://www.thetortoisetable.org.uk/s...perties_23.asp

This is interesting....Take a look

**Alan1** · 05-03-2010, 10:33 PM

that makes pellets look like a good option

clairestortoise · 05-03-2010, 10:40 PM

lol...NOOOoooo hehe

**16 shells** · 05-03-2010, 10:44 PM

[quote=caledonia;357537]that makes pellets look like a good option

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This is why they say in moderation, and these are found in Veg, you have to guess at feeding the right amounts.

yuna1971 · 05-03-2010, 10:56 PM

I think it kind of proves what we said on the other post about Food, where most of us suggested weeds were the better option than most supermarket veg and fruits.
I think maybe Kale,is acceptable in rare circumstances - it does say small amounts are ok of plants with oxalic acid in them, like dandys. I do mix some ripped up dandylions in with lilys usual food, but that is in with all the other weeds I give. Its is NEVER just dandilion and say...salad leaves.
But to me, its quite astounding that most of the fruit is not very good at all - is it.
Even things like apple!!

Gosh...i was so misinformed going back about 1year ago..who knows what damage i did to Lily. Diet of dandyliion,kale,cabbage, bits of pear and apple -And he used to eat creeping buttercup. To THINK what i could have done, and what perhaps it has contributed to.
I blame myself for Lilys slight pyramidding...that is all me folks. Probably due to the crappy diet of old eh....
xxx

swad1000 · 05-03-2010, 10:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by caledonia

that makes pellets look like a good option

Pellets are made from plants too, but you don't get to pick what plants went into the pellets, you do get to chose what plants go into your torts diet.

TortBabe · 06-03-2010, 12:30 AM

Hehe Claire, you are going to be a tort expert in no time! Great article xx

Box girl · 06-03-2010, 08:30 AM

A good article what it does say though is variety we are never sure what our weeds might contain as there has not been that much analysis done. at least we know what vegetables contain.

Quote:

Originally Posted by yuna1971

I think it kind of proves what we said on the other post about Food, where most of us suggested weeds were the better option than most supermarket veg and fruits.
I think maybe Kale,is acceptable in rare circumstances - it does say small amounts are ok of plants with oxalic acid in them, like dandys. I do mix some ripped up dandylions in with lilys usual food, but that is in with all the other weeds I give. Its is NEVER just dandilion and say...salad leaves.
But to me, its quite astounding that most of the fruit is not very good at all - is it.
Even things like apple!!

Gosh...i was so misinformed going back about 1year ago..who knows what damage i did to Lily. Diet of dandyliion,kale,cabbage, bits of pear and apple -And he used to eat creeping buttercup. To THINK what i could have done, and what perhaps it has contributed to.
I blame myself for Lilys slight pyramidding...that is all me folks. Probably due to the crappy diet of old eh....
xxx

swad1000 · 06-03-2010, 09:04 AM

We know some of what vegetables contain, they don't analyze for a lot of the potentially harmful chemicals. So we know no more than we do about weeds.

Obviously other than tortoises don't naturally have a diet consisting of vegetables, go figure.

Box girl · 06-03-2010, 09:29 AM

Sorry don't understand!!

Obviously other than tortoises don't naturally have a diet consisting of vegetables, go figure.[/QUOTE]

05-03-2010, 10:26 PM	#1
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05-03-2010, 10:40 PM	#3
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05-03-2010, 10:44 PM	#4
16 shells Super Moderator Adult Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Hull Posts: 7,286	[quote=caledonia;357537]that makes pellets look like a good option [/quote This is why they say in moderation, and these are found in Veg, you have to guess at feeding the right amounts. __________________ Paul.

05-03-2010, 10:56 PM	#5
yuna1971 Senior Member Adult Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Bristol Posts: 7,157	I think it kind of proves what we said on the other post about Food, where most of us suggested weeds were the better option than most supermarket veg and fruits. I think maybe Kale,is acceptable in rare circumstances - it does say small amounts are ok of plants with oxalic acid in them, like dandys. I do mix some ripped up dandylions in with lilys usual food, but that is in with all the other weeds I give. Its is NEVER just dandilion and say...salad leaves. But to me, its quite astounding that most of the fruit is not very good at all - is it. Even things like apple!! Gosh...i was so misinformed going back about 1year ago..who knows what damage i did to Lily. Diet of dandyliion,kale,cabbage, bits of pear and apple -And he used to eat creeping buttercup. To THINK what i could have done, and what perhaps it has contributed to. I blame myself for Lilys slight pyramidding...that is all me folks. Probably due to the crappy diet of old eh.... xxx __________________ Rach Lily's Movie. http://www.shelledwarriors.co.uk/for...ad.php?t=68025 Last edited by yuna1971; 05-03-2010 at 10:58 PM.

06-03-2010, 12:30 AM	#7
TortBabe Senior Member Adult Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Northern Ireland Posts: 6,919	Hehe Claire, you are going to be a tort expert in no time! Great article xx __________________ Busy Mum to ~ 2 Kids, 2 Yorkies, 1 Horsfield, 6 Hermanns, 2 Iberas, 6 Tunisians, 2 Indian Stars and 2 Pancakes

05-03-2010, 10:33 PM	#2
Alan1 Super Moderator Adult Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Sunny Scotland Posts: 21,512	that makes pellets look like a good option

06-03-2010, 09:04 AM	#9
swad1000 Senior Member Adult Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 2,702	We know some of what vegetables contain, they don't analyze for a lot of the potentially harmful chemicals. So we know no more than we do about weeds. Obviously other than tortoises don't naturally have a diet consisting of vegetables, go figure. Last edited by swad1000; 06-03-2010 at 09:07 AM.

06-03-2010, 09:29 AM	#10
Box girl Senior Member Sub Adult Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Glos Posts: 1,326	Sorry don't understand!! Obviously other than tortoises don't naturally have a diet consisting of vegetables, go figure.[/QUOTE] __________________ www.ukchelonia.info Money raised to Allwetter Zoo Muenster e6000 sent so far. Have bred-red foots, yellow foots, eastern box, 3 toed box, ornate box, gulf coast box, common musk, elongated tortoise, red eared terrapin, cuora flavomarginata, cuora amboinensis, hermanns tortoise, horsfield tortoise, rhinoclemys.p. manni, european pond turtle, reeves and spurs

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