Are celery leaves edible?

Cowboy_Ken

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This is what I found on the UK food for tortoises list;

Common name : Celery
Latin name : Apium graveolens
Family name : Apiaceae/Umbelliferacea

celery leaves contain high levels of oxalates, and the seeds have diuretic properties. The whole plant has a high carbohydrate content, a high sodium content, and the calcium/phosphorous ratio is also not ideal for tortoises, so although it is not toxic as such, we do not recommend feeding it (although a few nibbles would do no great harm).

http://m.thetortoisetable.org.uk/m/plants_19.asp?st=true&mode=main&catID=620
 

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This is what I found on the UK food for tortoises list;

Common name : Celery
Latin name : Apium graveolens
Family name : Apiaceae/Umbelliferacea

celery leaves contain high levels of oxalates, and the seeds have diuretic properties. The whole plant has a high carbohydrate content, a high sodium content, and the calcium/phosphorous ratio is also not ideal for tortoises, so although it is not toxic as such, we do not recommend feeding it (although a few nibbles would do no great harm).

http://m.thetortoisetable.org.uk/m/plants_19.asp?st=true&mode=main&catID=620
Thanks Cowboy Ken
 

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Everything in moderation. it's not going to hurt to give them a few leaves every once in a while. Variety is the key. I would feed a very wide variety of the really good stuff so to speak, and every once in a while throw in the not as good stuff such as celery and carrot leaves.
 

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