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CAn someone please tell me if pothos is a safe plant for torts, thank you, I can't seem to load the plant list.
Anthony P said:I just commented regarding lithos on another forum.. It's amazing and really pretty comforting how many people use it..
However, the California Turtle and Tortoise Club (CTTC) has it on their toxic plant list. In addition, Russ Gurley in his "Keeping and Breeding Freshwater Turtles," and Amanda Ebenhack in her "Care and Rehabillitation of Turtles and Tortoises," both list it as toxic as well..
So many people have so many harm free experiences, but this still leaves a bit of cause for concern in my opinion. I think the listing may have more to do with high oxilates than the plant being plain poisonous, as it is listed. I'd imagine that would cause any signs to show up over time, rather than just plain killing your tortoise quickly.
Either way, this is an interesting topic that I look forward to learning more about in the future...