So, my question is, dose anyone feed there torts burdock? I know the tortoise table says no, they really have no info. They don’t say it is toxic just no research for it.
Burdock
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Bambam1989
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I don't have this plant so I have not tried it.
i believe its related to artichokes which are safe and people eat many parts of the burdock plant. i did find that large amounts can be diaretic. IMO i would be willing to try it, small amounts at first and carefully watch for side effects.
i believe its related to artichokes which are safe and people eat many parts of the burdock plant. i did find that large amounts can be diaretic. IMO i would be willing to try it, small amounts at first and carefully watch for side effects.
Japanese grocery stores will have burdock root - "gobo" - which my animals will eat. They won't touch the leaves of green plants.
I think the seeds are toxic.
And the seeds are covered with wicked hooks that can injure animals. I would never allow these to grow on my place.
They grow wild here. Big dark green broad leaves. I still have some in my yard
Well, today I found my large sulcata eating burdock. She also ate some a few days ago. She has had no ill effects from it. Seems like she is hunting it out to eat. Go figure. I try to get all I can out of their yard but that is a loosing battle. There is so much of the stuff around here and it keeps on growing. I will keep an eye on her but so far no problems.
Keep us informed. I have a ton of it growing wild on my property but have never tried feeding it as I thought I heard it was toxic. There is so much of it I would love to feed it!
I sure will
My Sulcatas, at least two, so far have eaten the burdock. I don’t intentionally feed it to them but cannot seem to get rid of it. Still, not adverse effects, no sickness, nothing. If they see it in the yard, they go right for it. They are not eating a lot of it but occasionally find a plant that’s growing. I will remove any seed pods as they come up. Between the burdock and Japanese knot weed, it is driving me mad. Can’t seem to get rid of ether. We will continue to update on this
If they are going to eat it they should at least do a good job at it and not leave it for you to keep managing! 
They are doing just fine. Growing like weeds!
Good deal! You take in anymore rescues?
Just a red eared slider. No other torts yet but I am getting the word out.
When I started my Rescue I printed up some fliers with a catchy picture and my name and phone number, letting people know that I would take in their found, unwanted, sick or injured turtles and tortoises, then I passed them out at the vet offices, sheriff, cops, SPCA and animal shelters and the zoo. Many of my rescues came to me because the zoo gave people my number.
It would give you credibility if you would contact your game warden office and see about getting a Memorandum Of Understanding (MOU). This gives you the authority to handle native species. Call them first so you can find out what they expect from you (vet on call, etc.)
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