Can Red-eared Sliders eat Foxglove?
Trachemys scripta elegans · Digitalis purpurea
Toxic
Do not feed
[confidence: high] [source: ASPCA Animal Poison Control (cross-ref); exotic reptile toxicology review; cardiac glycoside toxicity literature] Foxglove (Digitalis purpurea) contains cardiac glycosides that cause fatal cardiac arrhythmia; all parts are highly toxic to reptiles including aquatic turtles.
Feeding frequency
Do not feed
The short answer
[confidence: high] [source: ASPCA Animal Poison Control (cross-ref); exotic reptile toxicology review; cardiac glycoside toxicity literature] Foxglove (Digitalis purpurea) contains cardiac glycosides that cause fatal cardiac arrhythmia; all parts are highly toxic to reptiles including aquatic turtles.
Feeding it safely
How much / how often
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