Can I feed plantain to a tortoise

MybabyCharles

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Hello I have a question I got plantain (the one that looks like a banana). I have a Hermann tortoise and I was wondering if I could feed that to her.
 

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No. There's a weed called plantain, and that can be part of a Hermann's diet, but no fruit, which is what your kind of plantain is.
 

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Narrow leaf plantain - edible:

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Wide leaf plantain - edible :

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Plantain that looks like a banana - ok for forest-type tortoises, but not Hermanni:

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