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[teresaf]

i have 3 weeds in my tortoise's enclosure. I don't know what they are but instead of yanking them all I thought I'd see if they're tortoise safe. First though, are air potatoes safe for tortoises?

I think this firstis "stinky wild Balsam apple"...? Safe?


2nd one looks a bit like "air potato" but grows up like a coleus and leaf is thinner.


3rd one is about 3 ft tall and bushlike with a few small Daisy like(itty bitty) white flowers with yellow/orange centers

 

[mark109r]

i have 3 weeds in my tortoise's enclosure. I don't know what they are but instead of yanking them all I thought I'd see if they're tortoise safe. First though, are air potatoes safe for tortoises?

I think this firstis "stinky wild Balsam apple"...? Safe?
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2nd one looks a bit like "air potato" but grows up like a coleus and leaf is thinner.

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3rd one is about 3 ft tall and bushlike with a few small Daisy like(itty bitty) white flowers with yellow/orange centers
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the 3rd one is Bidens alba, it is edible for both people and torts, my redfoots eat the young leaves.

 

[mark109r]

the 2nd one is Urena lobata, which is in the hibiscus family and is also edible. I have never tried feeding it to any of my torts, I pull them up by the roots when I find any coming up in my yard because they have a hard pricker seed bur that is hard to remove from our dog's hair.