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I have a patch of wild strawberries in my yard, and wondered if I could give my tort a few as a snack. I assumed it would be okay, but I wanted to be sure before I did.
Spn785 said:Actually, no probably not. Strawberries have too much sugar, especially for a Russian which are prone to parasite blooms. Definitely stay away from sugary foods. If you want to give a treat, I would suggest a hibiscus flower, rose flower, or other flower from an edible plant. Another would be a dandelion flower.
7oasty23 said:Spn785 said:Actually, no probably not. Strawberries have too much sugar, especially for a Russian which are prone to parasite blooms. Definitely stay away from sugary foods. If you want to give a treat, I would suggest a hibiscus flower, rose flower, or other flower from an edible plant. Another would be a dandelion flower.
So just one every once in a while wouldn't be okay? He eats dandelions all the time already, should I limit the amount of flowers he eats?
Spn785 said:I've never had a wild strawberry (my mom always old me they were poisonous, which I now know isn't true), so I thought they would be just as sweet as cultivated strawberries.