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Can Leopard Tortoises eat Rhubarb?

Stigmochelys pardalis · Rheum × hybridum

Toxic

Do not feed

The Tortoise Table

Very high oxalic acid — all parts dangerous.

Toxic

Toxic

HerbivoreVegetableHigh oxalate

The short answer

Very high oxalic acid — all parts dangerous.

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Rheum sp. — toxic. Very high oxalic acid. Potentially fatal.

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