Can redfoots eat starfruit?THanks
GP
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Can Redfoots have starfruit?
Gpoop
Feb 13, 2005 05:32 PM
Replies (5)
mayday
Feb 13, 2005 05:41 PM
Did you mean carambola or Indian star fruit?
Actualy, it doesn't matter...they are both fine.
If you are feeding the carambola fruit, I have found that RFs only like the really sweet varieties. The more tart ones they are not too fond of.
Gpoop
Feb 13, 2005 06:20 PM
Yeah its the carambola stuff.Thanks alot!!
allegraf
Feb 14, 2005 10:23 AM
One of mine love 'em and the other hates 'em. I guess it is a taste thing! The one who loves them will ignore all other foods that I put out with him if there is any starfruit in sight.
Allegra
bloomindaedalus
Feb 17, 2005 06:12 PM
starfruit is pretty high in oxalic acid
its part of the name
bloomindaedalus
Feb 17, 2005 06:18 PM
and since we know the deleterious effects of oxalic acid on the calcium metabolism i think i'd avoid star fruit unless some new info was to come to light:
www.crfg.org/pubs/ff/carambola.html
It is of course this acid which give sit its characteristic bite similar to that of other high oxylate foods such as rhubarb, spinach, swiss chard. The amount of the acid present depends upon the ripeness of the fruit and the strain from which it was grown.
If you personally taste it and it doesn't seem very sour (or "tart"
but it seems pretty sweet that it probably contains more ascorbic acid than oxalic acid and therefore is a better choice for atortoise.
