Is this cactus safe

[haidao88]

I want to feed it to my red foot, I think it's Mexican fence post cactus but not sure


My tortoise Peach hates apples

 

[wellington]

The only cactus I have ever heard of for feeding is the optunia cactus pads.

 

[sibi]

I don't believe there is a cactus that is poisonous to torts. If it has spines on it, you may want to remove them. Other than that, I would take a piece and see if your tort will eat it. BTW, cactus is the only plant that I would do this with. To double check, you may want to id the cactus plant you have and then do a search on the net to see if it is edible. If humans can eat it, more than likely, animals can too.

 

[CourtneyAndCarl]

I know some succulents in general can be poisonous but cacti are generally safe. If I run out of food for my baby in the winter sometimes I sneak a few leaves off my mom's Christmas cactus... don't tell my mom though, she'd be unhappy about that, haha.

 

[Tom]

Some species of cactus ARE toxic. I don't know about that one. I feed about 8 different varieties of opuntia and one variety of organ pipe cactus.

 

[haidao88]

I think it's the Mexican fence post but I'm no sure


My tortoise Peach hates apples

 

[acrantophis]

That is most definitely trichocereus pachanoi aka San Pedro cactus. I have over 50 on my property. The skin contains mescaline! It is used as a hallucinogen by shamans in the Andes. I wouldn't suggest giving it to your tortoise!

 

[Yvonne G]

acrantophis is correct:


http://www.neurosoup.com/sanpedrocactus.htm

 

[tyrs4u]

Mmm peyote

 

[haidao88]

Thanks for all the info I was iffy lol lucky I didn't take my parents advice


My tortoise Peach hates apples

 

[redbeef]

it might not be a san pedro cactus...there are cacti that look just like that that are non psychedelic, but the members on here are right: not all cactus is safe to feed. The cactus that I have which looks exactly like that produces edible fruit: I eat this fruit sometimes, so if your cactus flowers and produces fruit, it might be safe for a redfoot to eat...I'd avoid non opuntia species for wholesale feeding, though, just to be safe