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RE: Edible cactus?

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Posted by: zovick at Thu Feb 18 20:05:00 2010  [ Report Abuse ] [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by zovick ]  
   

Hi,



The most commonly used "food" cactus for tortoises is the Opuntia (prickly pear) group. I am not sure about the others in your mix. Depending upon where you live, you might be able to simply buy the pads by the pound in local a grocery store or produce market. Spineless pads are readily available here in the southeast where I live. It could take quite a long time to grow the cacti to an edible size from seeds.

   

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