Weeds (Illustrated Guide) & Winter Feeding Help

[peaches]

Edited to add, as requested, a link to the Tortoise Trust Winter Feeding Guide....

http://www.tortoisetrust.org/enews/

Tina




Here are just some of the weeds suitable for tortoises, if people can add more as this is only a few, but a start.

Bindweed


Bittercress


Chicory


Common Vetch


Dandelion

[peaches]

Honey suckle flowers


Mallows


Nipplewort


Red clover


Shepherds Purse

[peaches]

Sowthistle


White clover

[Esarosa]

hehe beat me to it. Just been finishing off mine lol I didnt link them straight from google due to copyright etc. so i've been getting permission to use images before hand. takes a while lol

[welshgaz]

Well chuck it in here when finished anyway.. more info the better

[Esarosa]

yeah will do. Not re-doing what i've done so if some get repeated my apologies.

[peaches]

Good point Katie regarding permission, the pics I have used are from Wikipedia which is copyright free (mostly).

Yeah add them up too, more the merrier.

[Esarosa]

ooo hadn't thought of wikipedia..i'm such a fool lol

[Esarosa]

Ok here we go.
A = Red clover
B = Tufted vetch
C = Chicory
D = Sainfoin
E = Betony
F = Dandelion
G = Welsh poppy
H = Marsh mallow
I = Nettle
J = Yarrow
K = Hedge bedstraw
L = Musk mallow
M = Milk thistle
N = Nipplewort
O = Borage
P = Plaintains
Q = Sow thistle
R = Shepherd's purse
S = Bittercress
T = Creeping Bell-flower
U = Honeysuckle(flowers)
V = Heartsease

[peaches]

That's brilliant Katie, these photos are ideal because we have so many growing in the garden and half the time you don't know what they are.