Pineapple Plant?

[Aloysius Taschse]

Hello everyone,

Down here in Texas we got LOTS of snow and many lost power and water. Fortunately I got lucky and had all of these privileges along with the beautiful snow. Anyways, during this period the stores were raided the same way that they were when Covid started and along with a few other scavenged items I got a pineapple. I thought: Why not plant my own pineapple plant? It's much warmer now and we have a pineapple top, so I have decided to plant the top in the back. There's a perfect spot although it is the site for the future tortoise enclosure. I've heard pineapple leaves aren't toxic for tortoises but too much can be bad. What are your thoughts?

Maybe I'll plant a Kiwi tree too as a special treat for my tort and in memory of Kiwi. Will this work out too?

 

[Lyn W]

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It will prob tell you about the kiwi too.

 

[ZEROPILOT]

Propagating pineapples from the cut off top 10% is pretty simple.
I've got 8 plants that I've grown this way. But pineapples are even too sugary for a Redfoot. The biggest fruit eaters. And I'd have a serious concern about the needle like tips on those spiny leaves poking an eye.
I keep my torts and my little dog away from them out of caution.