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Wow, I have never heard of this plant, how interesting! Yes, it's fine.

Here you go: https://tortoiseforum.org/threads/south-east-asian-vietnam-laos-cambodia-thailand-malay-indo-etc-diet.165957/#post-1605308. OP if you search my posts in this thread you will find two posts of mine of two trips I took to our Korean market; you likely have way better options than...

All basils are fine but they are delicate compared to some other plants so maybe not the ideal choice where a turtle is going to tromp around.

Welcome! I wouldn't get too worried about not being able to match foods to any lists you see here; these are lists for North America and the UK; you're doing your tortoise a disservice if you look for only foods commonly mentioned here. Fortunately many Asian countries are more open minded...

Welcome from another Soyhern California member! It is a chicory so yes, it is a dandelion relative. It can get bitter in the heat but if your tortoise will eat it's perfectly fine. If you're lucky your tortoise will eat some of the stem; so much fiber!

I couldn't tell you without seeing a flower, I'm afraid. It could be something else in the very large dandelion/thistle/chicory family. Anything thistle related is fine though. So whether it's wall lettuce or another relative it's fine.

Meadowsweet and nine bark are both in the rose family so you don't need to worry about them. I wouldn't be surprised if your tortoise took the occasional bite of leaves. There isn't much available about dogwood I'm afraid. You'll have to use your own discretion. i wouldn't worry about the pine...

Definitely not buttercup although I can see why someone might think so. Geranium is a dud with my Russian so I hope you have luck with it.

Oh no, I am so sorry to hear that. :( Thank you for telling me.

Wow, eight years into ownership and looking at my post history I have reached an "eh" level in food. She doesn't care much what I put down and really this year with work travel I don't either. I didn't want to go to the farmers market this week or last and have been pulling thistles and bindweed...

I wouldn't leave any out; it's not worth the worry and they are easy to get rid of.

Some of these plants are still young so I'm hesitant on a few, leaves change shape over time. My assessments are as follows: The first is very likely plantain but at this point possibly violet. Both are safe. The second is indeed some wild geranium. There are so many I wouldn't worry about...

Honestly my best advice for people who want to grow something is to just find some weeds going to seed and then "plant" the seeds over the winter by tossing them on the ground. "Grows like a weed" is a very true statement; they will always be your most successful plant. Primrose is more or less...

Yup, that is exactly why it's called bur clover. No reason to keep it all over the yard if you can pull some of it out while it's still green.

Hmm, dandelions are perfectly fine; a dandelion relative is a huge part of their diet in the wild. So are brassicas—radishes are brassicas. I'd say maybe thirty percent of a Russian diet can be various brassicas. If you can get more variety, great! But these plants are fine. I agree clover...

It's prickly lettuce or a relative chicory. All chicories are safe to feed—dandelions are a chicory. Whether your Russian will eat it I cant say. They get bitter growing in the heat; my Russian is about 50/50 on them at this point in the year.

The first one isn't familiar but pretty sure the second is some kind of clover. The leaves are three petaled and if you take a look at the white flower that's a clover. They aren't all short little plants. I'd want a better photo of the flower would help. I circled it in red.

He's an adult then and doesn't need much. He's not doing a ton of growing or producing eggs like a female might be. Supplements can be overdone, especially when someone is a new owner. Russians eat a fair amount of brassicas in the wild but it shouldn't be the largest component of the diet. You...

This poster is in Finland guys so his options don't match what we have in North America or the U.K. Not the weeds list, not the Tortoise Table. OP we can work this out. First, squash, zucchini and squash are excellent foods, just not for feeding every day. Endive is fine. Romaine isn't ideal...

I had no idea they are the only ones!