Hello, have read that my tortoises can eat stinging nettles, when the sting has gone, do they need to be cooked to get rid of the sting first?

Hi,

I give stinging nettles neat to mine, I pick them wearing gloves and just pop them in and they eat them, the marginateds love them!!

Regards Vivienne

Thanks, they have been scoffing nettles quite happily :)

I thought that you had to leave them for a day or so that they don't have a sting? Do you just put them straight in?

I have and they seem ok :)

Ok, I'll give it a try! ; )

Do you need to place a Dock leaf next to it? lol just in case hehe

Doesn't seem right giving something that stings us does it lol..Well if they are eating it, it must be ok

 Hi, I know but my large torts wolf them down, when you think in the wild they eat cactus's spikes n all !!

Regards Vivienne