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Re: Cactus


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Posted by Vanessa on January 19, 1999 at 20:32:06:

In Reply to: Re: Cactus posted by Georgia on January 10, 1999 at 11:29:20:

I have lived in Arizona all my life and have a desert tortoise. They love prickly pear cactus. It is very plentiful here, but I have no idea where you are from. The tortoises eat both the fruit and the young cactus pads.
: : Opuntia Cactus. As far as I know, there are a lot of kinds of Opuntia cactus, but all are safe for tortoises (to eat) and there is a kind called Nopales that I believe is spineless. -marissa

: Hi M......Re; cactus...what is good as far a frequency in feeding them the cactus. Our Buster could live on cactus and hibiscus if we would allow it. He has discovered the hibiscus bushes now but fortunately all he finds are the dried up leaves and flowers. So far we give him two small flowers a day and cactus only twice a week. We have been so lucky with our weather, he has been out grazing each day for at least two hours. He is so funny when we walk outside toward the hibiscus , he practically runs over to you. Later G




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