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Acanthus and Hebes

Posted: 07 Aug 2018, 16:22
by Swallow
I have looked at the database info for Acanthus and it says you can feed the flowers but says nothing about the leaves. Can I feed leaves?

Hebes - I am unsure which parts to feed. The tips or the flowers or the leaves or a stem?

Hope you’re all well and your tortoises too!

Thank you!

Sarah

Re: Acanthus and Hebes

Posted: 07 Aug 2018, 19:09
by lin
Hi Sarah.
The small symbol along the green block where it says safe to feed shows a leaf and a flower. That indicates both the leaves and flowers are good of the Acanthus https://www.thetortoisetable.org.uk/pla ... nt=460&c=5
The same with the Hebe - https://www.thetortoisetable.org.uk/pla ... nt=148&c=4
To see these symbols you have to go into the whole entry though and not just look at the small one on the results page showing if its green amber or red.

Lin

Re: Acanthus and Hebes

Posted: 09 Aug 2018, 09:16
by Swallow
Lin
That is really helpful. I will now look properly on the detailed info. Learning all the time! My sister has just collected a veritable feast of weeds- all sorts, safe and moderate feeds. I shall practice looking up the info against all of them! Thank you! Sarah

Re: Acanthus and Hebes

Posted: 13 Aug 2018, 22:45
by Teddy28
That's really useful, I hadn't noticed those symbols either

Re: Acanthus and Hebes

Posted: 13 Aug 2018, 22:53
by Nina
Yeah, I think sometimes the symbols are easy to miss. Have a read of this section -- it explains the feeding symbols and also the 'traffic light' signals:
https://www.thetortoisetable.org.uk/pla ... 3H9crgnaM8

Cheers,
Nina


Teddy28 wrote:
> That's really useful, I hadn't noticed those symbols either