Can Painted Turtles eat Foxglove?
Chrysemys picta · Digitalis purpurea
Toxic
Do not feed
[confidence: high] [source: ASPCA Animal Poison Control (cross-ref); exotic reptile toxicology veterinarian review; cardiac glycoside toxicity literature] Foxglove (Digitalis purpurea) contains cardiac glycosides (digitoxin, digoxin) that cause fatal cardiac arrhythmia in reptiles; do not feed under any circumstances.
Feeding frequency
Do not feed
The short answer
[confidence: high] [source: ASPCA Animal Poison Control (cross-ref); exotic reptile toxicology veterinarian review; cardiac glycoside toxicity literature] Foxglove (Digitalis purpurea) contains cardiac glycosides (digitoxin, digoxin) that cause fatal cardiac arrhythmia in reptiles; do not feed under any circumstances.
Feeding it safely
How much / how often
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