DuncanTheTortoise
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I’ve heard that spinach is bad for tortoises, and that it could cause kidney stones, Is that true?
NO. there is not even one recorder instance of any -lith or stone in the liquid waste system of any tortoise ever.I’ve heard that spinach is bad for tortoises, and that it could cause kidney stones, Is that true?
as regards oxalatesNO. there is not even one recorder instance of any -lith or stone in the liquid waste system of any tortoise ever.
That said Variety is the key, wide variety of greens offered. It's not of value towards that end of variety to remove spinach from spring mix, but to the same end, a diet with all spinach is not variety.
look here https://tortoiseforum.org/threads/oxalates.176033/#post-1747901
just plain FALSE information, just plain false.