Pumpkin question

[christinaland128]

So I'm finding my babies are really enjoying the pumpkin innards!

I've read that people dry out the seeds and grind into powder to use as dewormer.

But can they eat just the RAW pumpkin seeds? Because my torts seek out tort seed mix seeds sometimes and wanted to double check on eating pumpkin seeds.

lol they look like they're enjoying spaghetti!

 

[Tom]

Totally fine to eat the seeds whole. I feed whole pumpkins to my larger tortoises.

 

[Yvonne G]

Yes, they certainly can, however, the anthelmintic properties (de-worming) can only be achieved through grinding up the seeds. Whole seeds stay whole throughout the digestive process.

 

[christinaland128]

Ok thank you!

 

[stojanovski92113]

Thanks for this info as well. I'm new to feeding my torts pumpkin and they like

 

[Number1Platypus]

Not exactly related but your torts are gorgeous!

 

[christinaland128]

Not exactly related but your torts are gorgeous!

Thanks so much!