Thursday, September 28, 2017
Information and Contact for Crazy Critters
REMEMBER: All donations are tax-deductible!
Feel free to contact us with questions requests and comments.
Saturday, September 16, 2017
Hurricane Irma Video 2
Video 2 of Hurricane Irma... she gets a bit more intense.
We lost many trees. But no lives.
The Greenhouse almost went up but Ken saved it!
Video 3 is the end and shows you the greenhouse... you will be amazed!
We lost many trees. But no lives.
The Greenhouse almost went up but Ken saved it!
Video 3 is the end and shows you the greenhouse... you will be amazed!
We Adopt ~ Breed ~ Rescue ~ Transport ~ Rehabilitate
Crazy Critters Inc. is a Private Non-Profit, 501(c)3, Exotic Animal Rescue and Sanctuary. Our Wildlife Facility is located in Eustis, Florida. We provide permanent homes to over 200 animals including lizards, turtles, skinks, geckos, birds, and assorted wildlife. Crazy Critters Inc. was established to provide non-domestic, non-releasable animals with a safe and permanent home.
Mostly Tortoises and Turtles call Crazy Critters Inc. home. What makes us unique is that after adoption, Crazy Critters Inc. continues to share the lives of the pets on social media. Providing an additional continued connection. When an animal finds its way to Crazy Critters, it has found a forever home.
Everyone in our community benefits when donors put their funds together to help protect animals and our environment. And the fact that the animals can call this a forever home makes it that much better. Your monetary donations help provide veterinary care, food, and supplies to the animals in our care.
In keeping with our commitment to a quality life for the animals here at the sanctuary, we provide a diet created specifically for each animal’s needs, the best veterinary care, enrichment programs for the animals, and maintain their spacious, safe habitats.
Click DONATE to make a safe Paypal Transaction, of any amount. Every single dollar adds up! We will contact you by email to see how you would like your sponsorship recognized. We appreciate our community! We are always looking for corporate sponsors who believe in a mission such as ours
Friday, September 15, 2017
How The Heck Do I Fill Out The Personal Use Questionnaire? Video 2
How The Heck Do I Fill Out A Current Inventory?
Here is video 4 in.... How The Heck Do I Fill Out A Class III Personal Use Permit?
The forms look overwhelming.But they are not. We promise!
It is basic information. Telling FWC what animals and where your animals are.
This is a free permit and we should all have one. Even as we consider the exotic pet purchase.
Do you have a class III? Do you have questions about the application process? We are here to help!
We Adopt ~ Breed ~ Rescue ~ Transport ~ Rehabilitate
Crazy Critters Inc. is a Private Non-Profit, 501(c)3, Exotic Animal Rescue and Sanctuary. Our Wildlife Facility is located in Eustis, Florida. We provide permanent homes to over 200 animals including lizards, turtles, skinks, geckos, birds, and assorted wildlife. Crazy Critters Inc. was established to provide non-domestic, non-releasable animals with a safe and permanent home.
Mostly Tortoises and Turtles call Crazy Critters Inc. home. What makes us unique is that after adoption, Crazy Critters Inc. continues to share the lives of the pets on social media. Providing an additional continued connection. When an animal finds its way to Crazy Critters, it has found a forever home.
Everyone in our community benefits when donors put their funds together to help protect animals and our environment. And the fact that the animals can call this a forever home makes it that much better. Your monetary donations help provide veterinary care, food, and supplies to the animals in our care.
In keeping with our commitment to a quality life for the animals here at the sanctuary, we provide a diet created specifically for each animal’s needs, the best veterinary care, enrichment programs for the animals, and maintain their spacious, safe habitats.
Click DONATE to make a safe Paypal Transaction, of any amount. Every single dollar adds up! We will contact you by email to see how you would like your sponsorship recognized. We appreciate our community! We are always looking for corporate sponsors who believe in a mission such as ours
Thursday, September 7, 2017
Greenhouse Progress 9 6 2017
WE MADE PROGRESS!!
We have made great progress on the greenhouse. This greenhouse will be the life long home for many turtles and tortoises. Most are wonderful pets that have outgrown a simple life and house requirements. We all get great knowledge while raising these herps. We are here for the people who want to see their loved pet in a forever home.
We have made great progress on the greenhouse. This greenhouse will be the life long home for many turtles and tortoises. Most are wonderful pets that have outgrown a simple life and house requirements. We all get great knowledge while raising these herps. We are here for the people who want to see their loved pet in a forever home.
We Adopt ~ Breed ~ Rescue ~ Transport ~ Rehabilitate
Crazy Critters Inc. is a Private Non-Profit, 501(c)3, Exotic Animal Rescue and Sanctuary. Our Wildlife Facility is located in Eustis, Florida. We provide permanent homes to over 200 animals including lizards, turtles, skinks, geckos, birds, and assorted wildlife. Crazy Critters Inc. was established to provide non-domestic, non-releasable animals with a safe and permanent home.
Mostly Tortoises and Turtles call Crazy Critters Inc. home. What makes us unique is that after adoption, Crazy Critters Inc. continues to share the lives of the pets on social media. Providing an additional continued connection. When an animal finds its way to Crazy Critters, it has found a forever home.
Everyone in our community benefits when donors put their funds together to help protect animals and our environment. And the fact that the animals can call this a forever home makes it that much better. Your monetary donations help provide veterinary care, food, and supplies to the animals in our care.
In keeping with our commitment to a quality life for the animals here at the sanctuary, we provide a diet created specifically for each animal’s needs, the best veterinary care, enrichment programs for the animals, and maintain their spacious, safe habitats.
Click DONATE to make a safe Paypal Transaction, of any amount. Every single dollar adds up! We will contact you by email to see how you would like your sponsorship recognized. We appreciate our community! We are always looking for corporate sponsors who believe in a mission such as ours
Tuesday, September 5, 2017
Plants that are NOT good for your animals.... and probably your kids too
We are often asked what plants can turtles and tortoises eat. Very little research has been carried out into poisonings in Chelonia, compared with that done on poisonings in humans, other mammals, fish, and birds. In the absence of definitive research, we felt it was easier to create a list of plants that are NOT good for your animals.... and probably your kids too. (That is a joke)'
It is a fact that tortoises often don’t know which foods are good to eat and which are not. There is some written evidence of tortoises dying after eating plants such as Buttercups, Daffodils, and Foxgloves. We do find that tortoises can eat a wider range of plants than humans. As turtles can eat more plant varieties then tortoises. Evolution is an amazing thing.
Also, you may take a large cutting of the plant (including the flower where possible), to your local garden center or nursery and ask them to identify it for you. Once your plants have been identified, always write their Latin names down alongside the common name. This is important as sometimes different plants share the same common names and can only be accurately identified by their Latin name.
*Different plant lists may give varying opinions as to the safety of certain plants for reptiles. It is, therefore, our responsibility to learn which plants are toxic and may poison our animals.
Amaryllis – Amaryllis spp.
Angel’s Trumpet – Datura spp., (leaves, seeds, flowers)
Apricot – Prunus armeniaca (pits, leave and bark)
Apple – Malus spp., (seeds, leaves, bark)
Avocado – Persea Americana (pit, leaves, unripe fruit, stems)
Azalea – Rhododendron canadenis
Balsam Pear, Bitter Melon – Momordica charantia
Baneberry – Actaea rubra, A. pachypoda
Belladonna – Atropa belladonna
Bird of Paradise – Poinciana and related spp. (seed pods and flowers)
Bittersweet – Celastrus spp.
Black Locust – Robinia pseudoacacia
Boxwood – Boxus spp.
Braken Fern – Pteridium aquilinum
Buckthorn – Karwinskia humboldtiana and related spp.
Burdock – Arctium spp.
Buttercup – Ranunculus spp.
Caladium – Caladium spp.
Calla Lily – Zantedeschia aethiopica
Catclaw Acacia – Acacia greggii (twigs and leaves)
Caster Bean – Ricinus communis
Cherry – Prunus spp. (pits, leaves and bark)
Chinaberry – Melia azadarach
Clematis – Clematis montana and related spp.
Coral Plant – Jatropha mutifida
Crocus (autumn) – Cholochicumautumnale
Cycad or Sago Cycas – Cycas revoluta
Daffodil – Narcissus tazetta
Daphne – Daphne mezerum
Death Camas – Zigadenus venenosus and other related species
Delphinium – Delphinium spp.
Devil’s Ivy – Epipremnum aureum
Dieffenbachia (dumb cane) – Dieffenbachia spp.
Eggplant – Solonummelongena (unripe/ripe fruit, leaves)
Elderberry – Sambucus mexicana (roots, leaves, stems, bark)
Elephant’s Ears or Taro – Colocasia spp.
Euonymus – Euonymus spp. (filit, bark, leaves)
European Pennyroyal – Mentha pulegium
Figs – Ficus spp. (sap)
Four o’clock – Mirabilis jalapa
Heliotrope – Heliotropium spp. (leaves)
Henbane – Hyoscyamus niger
Holly – Ilex aquifolium and related spp. (leaves, berries)
Horse Chestnut – Aesculus hippocastanum and related spp.
Horse Nettle – Solanum carolinense
Hyacinth – Hyacinthus orientalis
Hydrangea – Hydrangea spp.
Iris – Iris spp.
Ivy (Boston, English and some others) – Hedera spp.
Jack-in-the-Pulpit – Arisaema spp.
Jerusalem Cherry – Solanum pseudocapsicum and related spp. (leaves, seeds and flowers)
Jonquil – Narcissus jonquilla
Juniper – Juniperus spp.
Lantana – Lantana camara
Larkspur – Delphinium spp.
Laurel – Kalmia spp.
Lily-of-the-Valley – Convalleriamajalis
Lobelia – Lobelia spp.
Locoweed – Astragalus spp. and Oxytopis spp.
Lupine – Lupinus spp.
Marijuana – Cannabis sativa
Milkweed – Asclepias spp.
Mistletoe – Phoradendron villosum
Mock Orange – Philadelphus spp.
Moonseed – Menispermum canadense
Monkshood – Aconitum spp.
Morning Glory – Ipomoea violacea (seeds)
Mushrooms – Amanita spp. And many others
Narcissus – Narcissus spp.
Oak – Quercus spp.
Oleander – Nerium oleander
Peach – Prunus persica (leaves, pit, bark)
Pear – Pyrus spp. (leaves, seeds, bark)
Peony – Paeonia officinalis
Periwinkle – Vinca minor, Vinca rosea
Peyote – Lophophora williamsii
Philodendron – Philodendron spp. and Monstera spp.
Plum – Prunus spp. (leaves, pit, bark)
Poison Hemlock – Conium maculatum
Poison Ivy – Toxicodendron radicans, includes T. rydbergii
Poison Oak – Toxicodendron querciflium and T. diversilobum
Poison Sumac – Rhux vernix
Poinsettia – Euphorbia pulcherrima
Poppy – Papaver somniferum and related spp.
Pokeweed – Phytolacca Americana
Potato – Solanum tuberosum (sprouts, leaves, berries, green tubers)
Pothos – Eprimemnum aureum
Primrose – Prmula spp.
Privet – Ligustrum vulgare
Ragwort – Senecio jacobea and related spp.
Red Maple – Acer rubrum
Rhododendron – Rhododendron spp.
Rhubarb – Rheum rhabarbarum (leaves)
Rosary Pea – Abrus precatorius
Sage – Salvia officinalis
Shamrock Plant – Medicago lupulina, Trifolium repens, Oxalis acetosella
Skunk Cabbage – Symplocarpus foetidus
Snowdrop – Galanthus nivalis
Sorrel – Rumex spp., Oxalis spp.
Spurges – Euphorbia spp.
Star of Bethlehem – Ornithogalum umbellatum
Sweet Pea – Lathyrus odoratus
Tobacco – Nicotiania spp.
Tomato – Lycopersicon esculentum (stems and leaves)
Tulip – Tulipa spp.
Virginia Creeper – Panthenocissus quinquefolia
Vetches – Vicia spp.
Water Hemlock – Cicuta spp.
Waxberry – Symphoricarpos albus
Wisteria – Wisteria spp.
Yew – Taxus spp.
Toxic or Potentially Toxic: These plants can be toxic to varying degrees and should be considered with caution. Toxic effects can range from mild irritation to severe organ damage. Call poison control or your veterinarian if you think your pet ingested these plants.
Dermatitis: contact with sap can cause skin rash, itching or irritation. Rinse with water and if irritation persists, contact your veterinarian.
Unknown: Suspected toxicity but information incomplete. If contact or ingestion occurs contact poison control and your veterinarian.
Some poisons work quickly, with catastrophic effects, and some work slowly, causing damage as they gradually accumulate in the body. With cumulative poisoning, the symptoms may include the tortoise showing signs of muscular weakness, the tortoise unable to lift itself to walk or unable to walk, and gastrointestinal upset including diarrhea.
I got this reference while doing research. >Here is a share of that links we used.
It is a fact that tortoises often don’t know which foods are good to eat and which are not. There is some written evidence of tortoises dying after eating plants such as Buttercups, Daffodils, and Foxgloves. We do find that tortoises can eat a wider range of plants than humans. As turtles can eat more plant varieties then tortoises. Evolution is an amazing thing.
Other Poisonous Plant Facts:
- As few as 20 holly berries would be fatal to a human child, but birds such as cedar waxwings, mockingbirds, American robins, etc. eat them just fine.
- The Monarch butterfly, of course, is well-known for exclusively eating toxic milkweed in order to concentrate the toxins in its own body, rendering the adult butterfly bitter and poisonous to other animals.
- Deer browse on plants like skunk cabbage and false hellebore. One tiny bite of skunk cabbage would leave a burning sensation in the human mouth for hours.
- Lots of animals eat acorns, raw, right out of the shell. Humans can eat them, but only after they’ve been washed repeatedly in water to remove the tannins - the nuts are toxic to us due to the high level of tannins, prior to that treatment (not to mention, too bitter to be palatable).
- Deadly nightshade, aka belladonna - a plant that will cause hallucinations, delerium, and death in humans. Only two berries will kill a child, and 10 to 20 will kill a healthy adult. Eating a single leaf may prove fatal. Cattle, horses, goats, sheep, and rabbits munch it down with impunity (though many of our pets may be killed by it as well)
Try to identify all the plants that you have in your garden or yard. Make a list of their names and look them up on our website for a guide as to their safety.How do I know if my plant is poisonous?
Also, you may take a large cutting of the plant (including the flower where possible), to your local garden center or nursery and ask them to identify it for you. Once your plants have been identified, always write their Latin names down alongside the common name. This is important as sometimes different plants share the same common names and can only be accurately identified by their Latin name.
*Different plant lists may give varying opinions as to the safety of certain plants for reptiles. It is, therefore, our responsibility to learn which plants are toxic and may poison our animals.
Acokanthera – Acokanthera spp. (all parts toxic, except ripe fruit)Toxic Plants Include
Amaryllis – Amaryllis spp.
Angel’s Trumpet – Datura spp., (leaves, seeds, flowers)
Apricot – Prunus armeniaca (pits, leave and bark)
Apple – Malus spp., (seeds, leaves, bark)
Avocado – Persea Americana (pit, leaves, unripe fruit, stems)
Azalea – Rhododendron canadenis
Balsam Pear, Bitter Melon – Momordica charantia
Baneberry – Actaea rubra, A. pachypoda
Belladonna – Atropa belladonna
Bird of Paradise – Poinciana and related spp. (seed pods and flowers)
Bittersweet – Celastrus spp.
Black Locust – Robinia pseudoacacia
Boxwood – Boxus spp.
Braken Fern – Pteridium aquilinum
Buckthorn – Karwinskia humboldtiana and related spp.
Burdock – Arctium spp.
Buttercup – Ranunculus spp.
Caladium – Caladium spp.
Calla Lily – Zantedeschia aethiopica
Catclaw Acacia – Acacia greggii (twigs and leaves)
Caster Bean – Ricinus communis
Cherry – Prunus spp. (pits, leaves and bark)
Chinaberry – Melia azadarach
Clematis – Clematis montana and related spp.
Coral Plant – Jatropha mutifida
Crocus (autumn) – Cholochicumautumnale
Cycad or Sago Cycas – Cycas revoluta
Daffodil – Narcissus tazetta
Daphne – Daphne mezerum
Death Camas – Zigadenus venenosus and other related species
Delphinium – Delphinium spp.
Devil’s Ivy – Epipremnum aureum
Dieffenbachia (dumb cane) – Dieffenbachia spp.
Eggplant – Solonummelongena (unripe/ripe fruit, leaves)
Elderberry – Sambucus mexicana (roots, leaves, stems, bark)
Elephant’s Ears or Taro – Colocasia spp.
Euonymus – Euonymus spp. (filit, bark, leaves)
European Pennyroyal – Mentha pulegium
Figs – Ficus spp. (sap)
Four o’clock – Mirabilis jalapa
Heliotrope – Heliotropium spp. (leaves)
Henbane – Hyoscyamus niger
Holly – Ilex aquifolium and related spp. (leaves, berries)
Horse Chestnut – Aesculus hippocastanum and related spp.
Horse Nettle – Solanum carolinense
Hyacinth – Hyacinthus orientalis
Hydrangea – Hydrangea spp.
Iris – Iris spp.
Ivy (Boston, English and some others) – Hedera spp.
Jack-in-the-Pulpit – Arisaema spp.
Jerusalem Cherry – Solanum pseudocapsicum and related spp. (leaves, seeds and flowers)
Jonquil – Narcissus jonquilla
Juniper – Juniperus spp.
Lantana – Lantana camara
Larkspur – Delphinium spp.
Laurel – Kalmia spp.
Lily-of-the-Valley – Convalleriamajalis
Lobelia – Lobelia spp.
Locoweed – Astragalus spp. and Oxytopis spp.
Lupine – Lupinus spp.
Marijuana – Cannabis sativa
Milkweed – Asclepias spp.
Mistletoe – Phoradendron villosum
Mock Orange – Philadelphus spp.
Moonseed – Menispermum canadense
Monkshood – Aconitum spp.
Morning Glory – Ipomoea violacea (seeds)
Mushrooms – Amanita spp. And many others
Narcissus – Narcissus spp.
Oak – Quercus spp.
Oleander – Nerium oleander
Peach – Prunus persica (leaves, pit, bark)
Pear – Pyrus spp. (leaves, seeds, bark)
Peony – Paeonia officinalis
Periwinkle – Vinca minor, Vinca rosea
Peyote – Lophophora williamsii
Philodendron – Philodendron spp. and Monstera spp.
Plum – Prunus spp. (leaves, pit, bark)
Poison Hemlock – Conium maculatum
Poison Ivy – Toxicodendron radicans, includes T. rydbergii
Poison Oak – Toxicodendron querciflium and T. diversilobum
Poison Sumac – Rhux vernix
Poinsettia – Euphorbia pulcherrima
Poppy – Papaver somniferum and related spp.
Pokeweed – Phytolacca Americana
Potato – Solanum tuberosum (sprouts, leaves, berries, green tubers)
Pothos – Eprimemnum aureum
Primrose – Prmula spp.
Privet – Ligustrum vulgare
Ragwort – Senecio jacobea and related spp.
Red Maple – Acer rubrum
Rhododendron – Rhododendron spp.
Rhubarb – Rheum rhabarbarum (leaves)
Rosary Pea – Abrus precatorius
Sage – Salvia officinalis
Shamrock Plant – Medicago lupulina, Trifolium repens, Oxalis acetosella
Skunk Cabbage – Symplocarpus foetidus
Snowdrop – Galanthus nivalis
Sorrel – Rumex spp., Oxalis spp.
Spurges – Euphorbia spp.
Star of Bethlehem – Ornithogalum umbellatum
Sweet Pea – Lathyrus odoratus
Tobacco – Nicotiania spp.
Tomato – Lycopersicon esculentum (stems and leaves)
Tulip – Tulipa spp.
Virginia Creeper – Panthenocissus quinquefolia
Vetches – Vicia spp.
Water Hemlock – Cicuta spp.
Waxberry – Symphoricarpos albus
Wisteria – Wisteria spp.
Yew – Taxus spp.
Oxalates: these plants contain oxalate salts. Contact with the sap can cause burning, swelling and pain. Treatment includes rinsing mouth and washing skin with mild soap and water. Monitor for difficulty swallowing and/or breathing and drooling. Monitor for irritation, swelling or blistering of mouth and oral tissues.What Makes Them Toxic?
Toxic or Potentially Toxic: These plants can be toxic to varying degrees and should be considered with caution. Toxic effects can range from mild irritation to severe organ damage. Call poison control or your veterinarian if you think your pet ingested these plants.
Dermatitis: contact with sap can cause skin rash, itching or irritation. Rinse with water and if irritation persists, contact your veterinarian.
Unknown: Suspected toxicity but information incomplete. If contact or ingestion occurs contact poison control and your veterinarian.
What to do if you think your animal might have been poisoned?
Seek immediate veterinary advice
Always keep your veterinary contact details near your telephone as this will save time in an emergency. If you know what your animal has eaten, take the plant or any packaging with you to the vet, as this will help him/her decide what the poison is and the type of treatment that your tortoise will need.Urgent veterinary help is essential when showing symptoms of acute poisoning
The signs of poisoning do vary and can include some or all of the following: respiratory distress, excess salivation, choking, vomiting, tremors, convulsions or paralysis. As death may occur as a result of poisoning, ensure there is no delay in getting your tortoise to a specialist reptile vet for immediate treatment.Some poisons work quickly, with catastrophic effects, and some work slowly, causing damage as they gradually accumulate in the body. With cumulative poisoning, the symptoms may include the tortoise showing signs of muscular weakness, the tortoise unable to lift itself to walk or unable to walk, and gastrointestinal upset including diarrhea.
If the poisoning is one that is cumulative, the tortoise should make a good recovery if the offending poison is removed, the tortoise is kept well hydrated and is fed on safe food so that the toxins can be eliminated from the liver and out of the body.Do not attempt to diagnose a case of poisoning yourself: specialist veterinary help should be sought as a matter of urgency.
Some Plants Have EdibleParts!
PLANT NAME |
SCIENTIFIC NAME |
PLANT TYPE |
EDIBLE PARTS |
| Agave | Agave sp. | Succulent | Entire Plant |
| Alfalfa | Medicago sativia | Common Weeds | Entire Plant |
| Aloe | Aloe sp. | Succulent | Entire Plant |
| Alyssum , Sweet | Lobularia maritima | Cultivated Plants | Leaves, Flowers |
| Arizona Cottontop Grass | Digitaria sp. | Grasses | Entire Plant |
| Arugula | Eruca sativa | Herbs | Leaves, Flowers |
| Asperagus Fern | Asperagus setaceus & plumosis | Ferns | Leaves |
| Aster | Aster sp. | Cultivated Plants | Leaves |
| Baby's tears, Irish Moss | Soleirolia soleirolii | Cultivated Plants | Leaves |
| Bamboo Muhly Grass | Muhlenbergia dumosa | Grasses | Entire Plant |
| Banana | Musa sp. | Tree/Shrub | leaves, fruit |
| Barnyardgrass | Echinochloa crus & galli | Grasses | Leaves |
| Basil | Ocimum basilicum | Herbs | Leaves |
| Begonias | Begonia sp. | Succulent | Leaves, flowers |
| Bentgrasses | Agrostis sp. | Grasses | Leaves |
| Bermuda | Cynodon dactylon | Grasses | Leaves |
| Big Bluestem | Andropogon gerardi | Grasses | Leaves |
| Bindweed | Convolvulus sp. & Calystegia sp. | Common Weeds | Leaves |
| Birds Nests Fern | Asplenium nidus | Cultivated Plants | Leaves |
| Birdsfoot Trefoil | Lotus corniculatus | Common Weeds | Leaves |
| Bittercress | Cardamine hirsuta & flexuosa | Common Weeds | Leaves |
| Black mustard | Brassica Nigra | Common Weeds | Entire Plant |
| Blessed Thistle | Cnicus benedictus | Common Weeds | Leaves |
| Blue grama grass | Bouteloua gracilis | Grasses | Leaves |
| Bluedicks | Dichelostemma pulchellum | Desert Wildflower | |
| Bluegrass, annual | Poa annua | Grasses | |
| Boston Fern | Nephrolepsis exalta | Ferns | |
| Bottle Brush | Callistemon | Cultivated Plants | |
| Bouganvillea | Bouganvillea sp. | Cultivated Plants | |
| Brome | Bromus sp. | Grasses | |
| Bromeliads | Family Bromeliaceae | Cultivated Plants | |
| Buckwheat | Eriogonum fasciculatum | Common Weeds | |
| Buffalo grass | Stenotaphrum secondatum | Grasses | |
| Buffelgrass | Cenchrus ciliaris | Grasses | |
| Bugleweed | Ajuga reptans | Common Weeds | Leaves, Flowers |
| Butterfly Bush | Buddleja sp. | Common Weeds | |
| California Buckwheat | Eriogonum fasciculatum | Tree/Shrub | |
| California Filago | Filago californica | Common Weeds | |
| Canarygrass, littleseed | Phalaris minor | Grasses | |
| Carnation | Dianthus caryophyllus | Cultivated Plants | |
| Cassia | Senna sp. | Trees/Shrubs | Entire Plant |
| Cat's ears | Hypochoeris sp. | Common Weeds | |
| Cattle Spinach | Atriplex polycarpa | Tree/Shrub | |
| Chamomile | Chamaemelum nobile | Cultivated Plants | Flowers |
| Chickweed | Cerastium vulgatum & arvense | Common Weeds | |
| Chicory | Cichorium sp. | Common Weeds | Flowers, Leaves, Roots |
| Chinese Lantern | Abutilon hybridum | Cultivated Plants | Flowers |
| Chrysanthemum | Chrysanthemum sp. | Cultivated Plants | Flowers |
| Chufa, or Yellow Nut Grass | Cyperus esculentus | Grasses | |
| Cinnamon fern | Osumunda cinnamomea | Ferns | |
| Climbing Nasturtium, Garden Nasturium, Indian Cress | Tropaeolum majus | Vines | |
| Clover | Trifolium repens & pratense | Common Weeds | |
| Coleus | Coleus sp. | Cultivated Plants | |
| Common greenbrier, Catbrier | Silax roundfolia & sp. | Common Weeds | |
| Common Sorrel | Rumex sp. & Oxalis sp. | Common Weeds | |
| Coneflower (purple) | Echinacea sp. (Rudbeckia) | Common Weeds | |
| Coreopsis | Coreopsis giganta & tinctoria & atkinsoniana & calliopsidea | Cultivated Plants | Leaves, flowers |
| Corn Plant | Dracaena fragrans | Cultivated Plants | |
| Cornflower or Bachelor's Buttons | Plagiobothrys sp. | Cultivated Plants | Leaves, flowers |
| Cotyledon orbiculata | Family Crassulaceae, Cotyledon orbiculata | Common Weeds | Flowers, Leaves |
| Couchgrass | Agropyon repens | Grasses | |
| Crabgrass | Digitaria sanguinalis | Grasses | |
| Creeping Bell | Campanula rapunculoides | Common Weeds | Flower |
| Creeping Charlie | Pilea nummulariifolia | Vines | |
| Creeping Jenny | Lysimachia nummlaria | Vines | |
| Curly Mesquite Grass | Hilaria belangeri | Grasses | Entire Plant |
| Dahlia | Dahlia pinnata & rosea | Cultivated Plants | |
| Daisy, English | Bellis perennis | Cultivated Plants/Common Weeds | flowers |
| Dandelion | Taraxacum officinale, Agoseris aurantiaca | Common Weeds | Leaves, Flowers, Roots |
| Day Lilies (NOT Easter or Tiger Lilies!) | Hemerocallis sp. | Cultivated Plants | |
| Dayflower | Commelina diffusa | Common Weeds | Leaves, Flowers |
| Deadnettle, Red or Purple | Lamium purpurem | Common Weeds | |
| Deer Grass | Muhlenbergia rigens | Grasses | Entire Plant |
| Desert Dandelion | Malacothrix glabrata | Common Weed | |
| Desert Four-O'Clock | Mirabelis spectabalis | Desert Wildflower | Entire Plant |
| Desert Rose | Adenium obesum | Succulent | |
| Dichondra, Wonderlawn | Dichondra repens | Cultivated Plants/Common Weeds | leaves, flowers |
| Dock | Rumex sp. | Common Weeds | Flowers, Leaves, Roots |
| Echinacea | Echinacea sp. | Common Weeds | Leaves, Flowers |
| Endives | Cichorium sp. | Common Weeds | |
| Evening Primrose | Oenothera biensis | Common Weeds | Leaves, Flowers |
| Evening Primrose, Cut-leaved | Oenothera laciniata | Common Weeds | |
| Fennel | Foeniculum sp. | Herbs | |
| Fern Acacia | Acacia angustissima | Trees/Shrubs | Flowers |
| Fescue, Blue | Festuca glauca | Grasses | |
| Fescue, Tall | Festuca arundinacea | Grasses | |
| Field mustard | Brassica rapa | Common Weeds | Entire Plant |
| Fig Tree | Moraceae | Tree/Shrub | leaves, fruit |
| Filaree | Erodium cicutarium | Common Weeds | |
| Flowering Maple | Abutilon sp. | Succulent | all |
| Forsythia | Forsythia sp. | Tree/Shrub | |
| Fuschia | Fuschia sp. | Cultivated Plants | |
| Gazania | Gazania sp. | Cultivated Plants | leaves, flowres |
| Geranium | Pelargonium sp. | Cultivated Plants | leaves, flowers |
| German chamomile | Matricaria chamomilla | Cultivated Plants | Flowers |
| Globe Mallows | Sphaeralcea sp. | Common Weeds | Entire Plant |
| Goat Head | Tribulus terrestris | Common Weed | |
| Golden bamboo or fishpole bamboo | Phyllostachys aurea | Tree/Shrub | |
| Goosegrass | Eleusine indica | Grasses | |
| Grape Vine | Family Vitaceae & Berberidaceae | Cultivated Plants/Vines | leaves, fruit, Flowers |
| Ground ivy | Glechoma hederacea | Vines | |
| Guava Tree | Psidium guajava | Tree/Shrub | Leaves |
| Hawkbits | Leontodon ssp | Common Weeds | |
| Hawk's Beards | Crepis biennis & capilallaris | Common Weeds | |
| Haworthia reinwardtii | Haworthia reinwardtii | Succulent | |
| Heather | Ericaceae | Tree/Shrub | leaves, flowers |
| Hen and Chicks | Echeveria sp. | Succulent | all |
| Hen and Chicks , Houseleeks | Sempervivum sp. | Succulent | leaves, flowers |
| Henbit | Lamium amplexicaule | Common Weeds | Leaves, Flowers |
| Hibiscus | Hibicus rosa & sinensis & syriacus | Tree/Shrub | Leaves, Flowers |
| Hollyhock | Alcea rosea | Cultivated Plants | flowers |
| Honesty | Lunaria annua | Common Weeds | Root, Seed |
| Honeysuckle | Lonicera interrupta & japonica & periclymenum & caprifolium | Common Weeds/Vines | Leaves, Flowers |
| Honeysuckle, Desert | Anisacanthus thurberi | Desert Wildflower | Entire Plant |
| Hosta | Hosta sp. | Cultivated Plants | leaves, flowers |
| Ice plants | Mesembryanthemaceae family | Succulent | |
| Impatiens | Impatiens glandulifera | Cultivated Plants | leaves, flowers, seeds |
| Indian Ricegrass | Oryzopsis hymenoides | Grasses | |
| Jasmine | Jasminum officinale & grandifloum | Cultivated Plants | |
| Johnny-Jump-Up | Viola tricolor | Cultivated Plants | |
| Kalanchoe sp. | Kalanchoe sp. | Succulent | |
| Kale | Brassica oleracea | Cultivated Plants | |
| Kikuyugrass | Pennisetum clandestinum | Grasses | |
| Kleingrass | Panicum coloratum | Grasses | |
| Knotweed | Polygonum spp. | Common Weeds | |
| Kudzu | Puerar lobata | Common Weeds/Vines | Leaves, Flowers |
| Lavender | Lavandula angustifolia & labiatae | Cultivated Plants | Leaves, Flowers |
| Lilac | Syringa vulgaris | Cultivated Plants | |
| Link & Otto | Tradescantia crassula | Succulent | |
| Live Forever | Sedum purpureum | Succulent | |
| Loquat bush | Eriobotrya japonica | Tree/Shrub | |
| Mallow | Malva sylrestris & rotundifolia & neglecta & moschata | Cultivated Plants/Common Weeds | Leaves, Roots, Seeds |
| Mallow, Desert | Sphaeralcea ambigua | Desert Wildflower | |
| Maple | Acer saccharum | Tree/Shrub | |
| Marigold | Tagetes sp. | Cultivated Plants | Leaves, Flowers |
| Milk Thistle | Silybum marianum | Common Weeds | |
| Mimosa | Desmanthus illinoensis | Tree/Shrub | |
| Mojave Aster | Machaeranthera tortifolia | Desert Wildflower | |
| Monkey Plant | Ruellia makoyana | Cultivated Plants | Leaves, Flowers |
| Moon Flower | Impomoiea alba & leptophylla | Cultivated Plants | Leaves, Flowers |
| Morning Glory | Family Convolvulaceae | Desert Wildflower | Entire Plant |
| Moss Roses, Purselane | Portulaca sp. | Succulent | |
| Mother of Pearl | Graptopetalum paraguayen | Cultivated Plants | |
| Muhly | Sporobolus asperifolius | Tree/Shrub | |
| Mulberry Tree | Morus alba & nigra | Tree/Shrub | Leaves, Fruit |
| Mustard | Sisymbrium officinale, Brassica sp. | Common Weeds | |
| Napiergrass | Pennisetum purpureum | Grasses | |
| Nasturtiums | Nasturtium sp. | Cultivated Plants | |
| Nasturtiums | Tropaeolum majus | Cultivated Plants | |
| Needlegrass, desert | Stipa speciosa | Grasses | |
| Nettle, Stinging | Urtica dioica | Common Weeds | |
| Nipplewort | Lapsana communis | Common Weeds | |
| Oatgrass | Arrhenatherum sp. | Grasses | |
| Orchard grass | Dactylis glomerata | Grasses | |
| Ostrich Fern | Matteuccia struthiopteris | Ferns | |
| Owl's Clover, Pink-Brush | Orthocarpus purpurascens | Common Weed | |
| Pampasgrass | Cortaderia selloana | Grasses | |
| Pangolagrass | Digitaria decumbens | Grasses | |
| Pansy | Viola sp. | Cultivated Plants | Leaves, Flowers |
| Paper mulberry | Broussonetia papyrifera | Tree/Shrub | |
| Pearl Millet | Pennisetum glaucum | Grasses | |
| Pennywort | Cotyledon umbilicus & veneris | Common Weeds | |
| Peppergrass | Lepidium spp. | Grasses | |
| Persimmon | Diospyros texanum & virginiana | Common Weeds | |
| Petunias | Petunia sp. | Cultivated Plants | |
| Phlox | Phlox paniculata | Cultivated Plants | |
| Pigweed | Amaranthus sp. | Common Weeds | |
| Pineapple Guava | Feijoa sellowiana | Cultivated Plants | |
| Pink Perslane | Montia sibirica | Common Weeds | Leaves, Flowers |
| Plantains | Plantago major & media & lanceotata | Common Weeds | Leaves, Flowers |
| Poppy, California | Eschscholzia californica | Cultivated Plants | Leaves, Flowers |
| Poppy, Welsh | Meconopsis cambrica | Cultivated Plants | Leaves, Flowers |
| Pothos | Epipremnum aureum | Cultivated Plants | Leaves |
| Poverty Weed | Monolepis nuttallia, Iva axillaris | Common Weeds | Entire Plant |
| Prickly Lettuce | Lactuca serriola | Common Weeds | Leaves, Flowers |
| Prickly Pear Cactus | Opuntia sp. | Succulent | Entire Plant |
| Primrose | Primula vulgaris | Cultivated Plants | Leaves, Flowers |
| Purslane | Portulaca oleracea | Common Weeds | Leaves, Flowers |
| Quackgrass | Agropyron repens | Grasses | Leaves, Flowers |
| Quick Weed | Galinsoga sp. | Common Weeds | Leaves, Flowers |
| Raspberry, Blackberry | Rubus sp. | Common Weeds | Leaves, Flowers, Fruit |
| Red Maids | Calandrinia ciliata | Common Weeds | |
| Rose | Rosa sp. | Cultivated Plants | Flowers |
| Rosemary | Rosamarinus sp. | Herbs | Leaves, Flowers |
| Russian Thistle or prickly saltwort | Salsola kali | Tree/Shrub | Leaves, Flowers |
| Rye | Secale cereale | Grasses | Leaves |
| Sage | Salvia sp. | Tree/Shrub/Herbs | Leaves, Flowers |
| Sainfoin | Onobrychis sativa | Common Weeds | |
| Salad Burnet | Sanguisorba minor | Common Weeds | |
| Sea Grape | Coccoloba uvifera | Tree/Shrub | |
| Senna, Desert | Cassia covesii | Trees/Shrubs | Entire Plant |
| Sesame grass | Tripsacum dactyloides | Grasses | |
| Shepard's purse | Capsella bursa & pastorsis | Common Weeds | |
| Slime Lilies | Albuca sp. | Succulent | |
| Sow Thistle | Sonchus oleraceus & arvensis | Common Weeds | |
| Spider Plant | Chlorophytum comosum | Cultivated Plants | Leaves, Flowers |
| Spiderwort | Tradescantia pinetorum & occidentalis | Succulent | |
| Spurges | Euphorbia sp. | Common Weeds | Entire Plant |
| St. Augustine, Charleston grass | Stenotaphrum secundatum | Grasses | |
| St. Johns Wort | Hypericum sp. | Common Weeds | Leaves |
| Staghorn Fern | Platycerium bifurcatum | Ferns | Leaves, Flowers |
| Sticky Monkey Flower | Mimulus aurantiacus | Succulent | |
| Stonecrops | Sedum sp. | Succulent | |
| Strawberries, domestic | Fragaria × ananassa | Cultivated Plants | |
| Strawberry, wild | Fragaria vesca | Common Weeds | |
| Swedish Ivy | Plectranthus australis | Cultivated Plants/Vines | Leaves, Flowers |
| Sweet vernal grass | Anthoxanthum odoratum | Grasses | |
| Tea Tree | Leptospermum scoparium | Tree/Shrub | Leaves, Flowers |
| Timothy | Phleum pratense | Grasses | |
| Tree Fern | Dicksonia antartica | Ferns | |
| Tree houseleek | Aeonium sp. | Succulent | all |
| Umbrella Plant | Darmera peltata / Petasites hyrbridus | Cultivated Plants | |
| Vetch - Bush, Common, Tufted | Vicia sepium & sativa & cracca | Common Weeds | |
| Violets | Viola sp. | Cultivated Plants | Leaves, Flowers |
| Wandering Jew | Tradescantia albiflora | Succulent/Vines | Leaves, Flowers |
| Watercress | Family Cruicerae | Common Weeds | Leaves, Flowers |
| Weeping lovegrass | Eragrostis curvula | Grasses | |
| Whispering Bells | Emmenanthe penduliflora | Cultivated Plants | |
| White Tidy-Ups | Layia glandulosa | Common Weeds | |
| Wild Carrot | Daucus carota | Common Weeds | Leaves, Roots |
| Wild muscadine | Vitis rotundifolia | Vines | Leaves, Flowers |
| Wild Oats | Avena fatua | Grasses | |
| Willow | Family Salicaceae | Tree/Shrub | |
| Willow, Desert | Chilopsis linearis | Trees/Shrubs | Flowers |
| Wintercress | Barbarea vulgarsis | Common Weeds | Leaves. Flowers |
| Wisteria | Wisteria sp | Cultivated Plants | Flowers |
| Witchgrass | Panicum capillare | Grasses | |
| Yallow | Achellea millefolium | Common Weeds | Leaves, Flowers |
| Yucca | Yucca sp. | Succulent | |
| Zinnia | Zinnia sp. | Cultivated Plants | Leaves, Flowers |
Prevention is always better than cure
- Wash all store-bought products thoroughly, separating all leaves and removing any plastic or wire ties before offering to your tortoise.
- When collecting leaves and flowers from plants growing in the wild not only wash thoroughly but also inspect carefully to ensure there are no leaves from plants and shrubs/trees which are toxic and that may have been collected inadvertently with the safe weeds you have collected.
- Look at the condition of plants collected from hedgerows or verges before you pick them, and if they look to be withering or changing color from green to a yellowish/brown do not collect. This may be a sign that the Council or local farmers have been spraying with weedkiller. A simple phone call to the local Council will identify for you where and when spraying is being undertaken.
- In your own garden ensure that plants or trees that are poisonous are not planted anywhere near your tortoise enclosure.
- Do not use weed killers, pesticides or lawn fertilizers on areas that your tortoises will be exposed to.
I got this reference while doing research. >Here is a share of that links we used.
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