Identification!

[philipgreece]

I was walking today and I saw a church and outside of the building in church's garden i saw these! Does anyone identify these flowers? If these are appropriate for my tortoise can I pick some to feed them? I searched in Google and says snapdragon!

 

[zovick]

I was walking today and I saw a church and outside of the building in church's garden i saw these! Does anyone identify these flowers? If these are appropriate for my tortoise can I pick some to feed them? I searched in Google and says snapdragon!

They do look like snapdragons. I have no idea how safe they would be for your tortoise, though.

 

[RandyTortoise]

For me, I love my tortoises. Due to that, I personally, don’t feed them anything questionable. My theory is feed them things that I would put in my mouth and that are prepared tortoise foods (Mazuri/Optimised52). I know I am probably too cautious, but after all the years with these guys, I don’t want to risk it. There isn’t much upside.

 

[Alex and the Redfoot]

Snapdragon should be safe (according to The Tortoise Table). Be careful not to confuse it with similar looking toadflax, which is considered toxic (flowers with a "spur" is a tell-tale sign). These are relative plant species and both occur in Mediterranean region.

Also, you can ask in the church if they spray/fertilize these flowers.

 

[RosemaryDW]

It is snapdragon. It is the plantain family and safe.