chayote leaves

[Ignacio]

My sister brought me a bag full of chayote leaves, is it safe to feed? i haven't been able to find anything about it. All i find is info about the fruit but not the leaves.They are in the same family as squash and cucumbers, has anyone ever fed them to torts? I know they aren't toxic to humans, rabbits, etc but no idea about reptiles

 

[Ignacio]

my niece threw a leaf in Max's enclosure and i didn't notice until they left and it was almost completely gone by then, kind of worried now. I doubt it will hurt him but still worried since it's about the time he goes to sleep so i won't see how he's reacting when he goes to his hideout where he sleeps at night

 

[MichaelaW]

I feed lots of squash leaves to my tortoises. They are totally edible.

 

[Ignacio]

I feed lots of squash leaves to my tortoises. They are totally edible.

thanks, I'm glad, i gave him another leaf today after reading this and i never seen him "devour" anything that fast, he seems to really like this leaves

 

[RosemaryDW]

They do really enjoy squash leaves; it's one of the few plants my tortoise will obsess about. I've got some chayote leaves in the fridge right now!

 

[K8E K]

All of ours also! Chayote is one of the best here, because it grows so fast and easily.

 

[Kapidolo Farms]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chayote

I've been feeding this out more lately, the actual fruit part. Best value at the grocery wholesalers, about $0.47 / pound. The C : P ratio is about 1:1 so much calcium is added. They all seem to like it.