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Old 31-03-2008, 08:07 PM
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Somehwere i read that tortoises can eat roses... is this correct?


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Rose petals are fine
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can torts not eat the leaves aswell
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Stand corrected... yes they can

I've only fed mine petals so far... will try the leaves as well.
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tina you nearly give me a heart attack ive giveing my torts loads of leaves
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so any type of rose? For example ones u can get from supermarkets in like little cardboard things they would be ok?

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tina you nearly give me a heart attack ive giveing my torts loads of leaves

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so any type of rose? For example ones u can get from supermarkets in like little cardboard things they would be ok?

Just checking....

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Just be careful of feeding ones that you've just bought in case they've been treated with pesticides... it's better to wait for the new growth before you feed.
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so any type of rose? For example ones u can get from supermarkets in like little cardboard things they would be ok?

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why?

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