Can Painted Turtles eat Rhubarb?
Chrysemys picta · Rheum × hybridum
Toxic
Do not feed
Exotic vet review
High oxalic acid — do not feed.
Toxic
Toxic
OmnivoreVegetableHigh oxalate
The short answer
High oxalic acid — do not feed.
Backed by sources
Exotic vet reviewVCA Animal Hospitals — Feeding Aquatic Turtles
Rhubarb contains toxic oxalic acid. Must not be fed.
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