Can Eastern Box Turtles eat Rhubarb?
Terrapene carolina · Rheum × hybridum
Toxic
Do not feed
Exotic vet review
Very high oxalic acid — all parts dangerous.
Toxic
Toxic
OmnivoreVegetableHigh oxalate
The short answer
Very high oxalic acid — all parts dangerous.
Backed by sources
Exotic vet reviewVCA Animal Hospitals — Feeding Box Turtles
Rhubarb is toxic to box turtles — all parts contain harmful oxalic acid.
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