Jay Bagley
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Was wondering if the first one is narrow leaf plantain? Picture two and three are of a different weed, no idea. Our field is full of them and was wondering if they should be avoided or not. Thank you.
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2 and 3 might be broadleaf plantains? Not positive though.
If that is what they are, Vlad loves them [emoji16]
If that is what they are, Vlad loves them [emoji16]
Jay Bagley
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Thanks man!! I am hopeing so!! [emoji4]
First one is narrow leaf and other two pics are broadleaf plantain. All are great tortoise food. Mine eat lots of both.
Jay Bagley
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That is great to know!!!! Thankyou so much!!
Yep....one more vote on the broadleaf plantains! Feed away.
Jay Bagley
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You guys rock!! Thanks, heading out right now to pick some.
Jay Bagley
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Thanks again, looking forward to seeing more pictures of Vlad, and his new enclosure.
Jay Bagley
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Sorry about all the weed questions you guys. This is my last one for a month, promise. Some of the broadleaf plantain that I was picking today had a brown worm-like run through the foilage. I was just wondering if you think it may be some kind of fungus or something and if I should avoid the ones that have that. I might be over thinking this. 
daniellenc
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It’s probably rain rot and fine or sun burn, or bugs eating, or the fact it’s wild and stuff happens. I just rip it off cause I have no clue what it is but I wouldn’t eat it on my salad
Jay Bagley
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Thankyou, I worry way too *** much.It’s probably rain rot and fine or sun burn, or bugs eating, or the fact it’s wild and stuff happens. I just rip it off cause I have no clue what it is but I wouldn’t eat it on my salad
daniellenc
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Yeah I don’t know but I’ve seen it. I just tear around it. Is it infection from bacteria, mold, other fungi? Too much water or too hot sun? I just know in the wild it happens lol.
Jay Bagley
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That makes sense, are field contains a lot of clay so it retains water pretty good and it has been pretty damp back there. Thanks again.
I just read about that somewhere and now I can't remember where. Its a bug that gets in there between he layers and eats. Its harmless and you can feed those leaves to your tortoise. I do.
Jay Bagley
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Thanks Tom. You just saved me from a lot of scissor work, and also from throwing away a lot of good tortoise food.
@Jay Bagley I promise I'll update his enclosure thread with some pictures soon. For now here's a gif of him enjoying a plantain last night:
Jay Bagley
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He is such a good-looking tortoise. He's really going to town on that plantain. Thank you for posting that.
Ditto. I feed them.
a "leaf miner" - an insect larvae that burrows between the layers of a leaf. Harmless if eaten.
Jay Bagley
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Thank you guys. I fed him a large handful of both the broad leaf and narrow leaf today with some grass. He ate it like he had never been fed before.
