Blossoms of black elder bushes for tortoises ?

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Sorry, but I`ve found no answer to my question in the diet sheet for sulcata tortoises.
Short question: Can I feed the blossoms of the black elderberry to my tortoises ?
 

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According to The Tortoise Table for both elderberries they list
Some parts of the plant are more toxic than others, but they all contain cyanogenic glycosides to some degree and should be avoided.
 

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Thank you ! The blossoms are looking so yummy and I know that human can eat them, but in that case I do not feed them to my tortoises.
Thanks again !
 

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Thank you ! The blossoms are looking so yummy and I know that human can eat them, but in that case I do not feed them to my tortoises.
Thanks again !
 

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Thank you ! The blossoms are looking so yummy and I know that human can eat them, but in that case I do not feed them to my tortoises.
Thanks again !
 
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