Baby's Tears yum?

[bdoyle]

Hey,

just found that my sulcata (fredrick) loves Baby's Tears...

I had one growing in the window.. read that it was ok for them and non toxic..

he loves it!

i tried a bit myself.. kinda minty..

lol

is it odd that I try all the food my tortoise eats?

alo vera he doesnt seem to like much but he spends a long time smelling it..

i think its too snotty lol tastes yucky.


and he doesnt like prickly pair at alllll

 

[Coldliz]

I've never heard of babies tears. That's funny that yours won't eat prickly pear, mine loves it.

 

[Itort]

No, trying your tort's food is not odd. Most foods we feed our torts is eatable if not palatable ( torts must have different taste buds).Melissa baby's breath are the little white flowers you see in bouquets.

 

[bdoyle]

Not baby's breath...

Baby's Tears

http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/showimage/96433/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soleirolia_soleirolii

Its a long standing plant to be used in vivariums / terrariums

survives with artificial light very well... however does like more moisture then id provide in my enclosure so if i ever do put it in with him it wont grow crazy...

plus the way he eats it .. it wouldnt last long haha

 

[Meg90]

Is this plant part of the clover family? Is it hard to grow?

As kids, we used to nibble on the tiny little clovers that grew in
the backyard....