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I have some cactus fruit I want to give to my tortises, should i scoop out the seeds or leave them in?

well, in the wild whatever eats the fruit just poops the seeds out later (which is the function of fruit -- animal attractant for seed dispersal), so that should work in captivity too...

of course, it wouldn't hurt to cut the seeds out if it'd make you feel better, or if there's some reason s/he shouldn't be eating seeds.

i was just curious because the inside of the fruit is almost all seed

I found out the hard way that Pumpkin seeds are used to make glue. You dont want glue in the gut. Also there is the effect of flax seeds, so you never know. I think some tortoises may choose a food at a certin time of year and not at another time for reasons they know but we don't. You could see if it eats this type in nature. Also if using them or not seeds in a outside enclosure will attract Rats. Seeds! who new! Vic