Pothos?

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swatz

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I've had mixed answers on whether or not pothos is a poisonous plant.Any response would be great.Also most grass seed says"not to be used for livestock feed" is this safe for torts once the grass has grown? Thank you...............Shaun
 

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Hiya Shaun,

You can buy grass seed mixes specifically for tort's online at Carolina Pet Supply; sometimes they have spinless cacti pads too, which is a nice treat.

I've heard that pothos are poisonous & so I have never used them in my torties enclosures, whether inside or outdoors. That said, however, I cannot 'testify' as to whether such is true or not, so I just avoid it all together.

Hope this helps,
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Everything that I have read says that pothos is indeed toxic...But you have to ingest it in large quantities...how large I couldn't find...The milk burns your mouth.
 

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My RF has been around pothos for a long time. Never gotten sick. In fact, I've noticed that my RF won't eat plants other than those that are supposedly edible to them. (not that I would have let them, just watched when she roamed around the summer garden)

Also, pothos is a hanging plant. so just hang it out of their reach. water it... and tada you have greater humidity
 

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I'm not sure about the jungles of South America, but pathos grows wild in the jungles of Southeast Asia and tortoises native there eat it with no problems.

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