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PostSubject: Watch your tortoise veggy intake   Watch your tortoise veggy intake I_icon_minitimeFri Aug 17, 2012 10:27 am

I'm just new here..
Share ko lang po mga sir..

Below is a list of common vegetables and the amount of Oxalic Acids which are measured in grams.

Why is this information important?
Oxalic Acid can bind your reptiles calcium, in turn your reptile will not have very much calcium available for its body to use. Use of vegetables high in oxalic acid may lead to kidney failure or MBD(Metabolic Bone Disease).

Vegetable Oxalic acid (g/100 g)
Asparagus .13
Beans, snap .36
Broccoli .19
Brussels sprouts .36
Cabbage .10
Carrot .50
Cassava 1.26
Cauliflower .15
Celery .19
Chicory .21
Chives 1.48
Collards .45
Coriander .01
Corn, sweet .01
Cucumbers .02
Eggplant .19
Endive .11
Garlic .36
Lettuce .33
Okra .05
Onion .05
Parsley .70
Pea .05
Pepper .04
Potato .05
Radish .48
Spinach .97
Squash .02
Sweet potato .24
Tomato .05
Turnip .21
Turnip greens .05
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