I defeated the prickly pear. I'll share my secret.

[dmarcus]

The inside of the cactus pad is very sticky and slimy. Maybe that coats it and makes it go down easily???

Very good point Joy...

 

[Terry Allan Hall]

The inside of the cactus pad is very sticky and slimy. Maybe that coats it and makes it go down easily???

That's true...everytime I chop up a pad, I get that goop all over my hands...

Primarily, I think the torts can eat cactus because of how tough their tongues are.

 

[russianhenry]

You can also burn the thorns off with a blow torch, thats what we do