cacti pads and prickly pear fruit

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cacti pads and prickly pear fruit

Postby LittleFoot » Mon Aug 13, 2007 5:48 pm

I was prepping my guys dinner today and decided to take some pictures of what they look like before and after.

green prickly pear fruit, very juicy and sticky, does not stain like the purple/red varietyImage

The before and after...I dice mine so I can control the size, not all my critters get the same size food.Image

Cactus pad, before despining..this isn't from a prickly pear cacti, but I forget what it is called...do not put these in a blender or chopper, they are extrememly sticky and can dull the blades.Image

Cacti spineImage

Just scrape the spine away from the direction it is growing with a knifeImage

Diced cacti pad, looks like prickly pear fruit but no seeds and the skin is edible, it is not hard.Image

How a 6-year-old shreds greens :shock: Image

LittleFoot enjoying dinnerImage


Two week old sulcatta testing out green-leaf lettuce and cactus.Image
I had to add that last one in, she is soooooo cute.
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Postby Dragontears » Mon Aug 13, 2007 9:14 pm

you mention that the skin is edible for the cactus pad...is the skin NOT edible for the prickly pear fruit?
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Postby LittleFoot » Mon Aug 13, 2007 10:01 pm

Dragontears wrote:you mention that the skin is edible for the cactus pad...is the skin NOT edible for the prickly pear fruit?


Yes it is edible, the only reason why I mentioned the cactus pad because most assume that it is hard and tough, but the skin of the edible cactus are actually pretty soft. One of my torts only likes the skin of the pear fruit, but LittleFoot prefers the insides of it.
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Postby Leigh » Tue Aug 14, 2007 2:22 am

nice job, looks tastey and the two shot show they love it{skink+tort}
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Postby Drew » Wed Aug 15, 2007 6:06 am

looks tasty!!! 8) yummy!
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Postby Zach » Wed Aug 15, 2007 2:27 pm

Cool! Great food choice.

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Postby SailleSkinklover » Wed Aug 15, 2007 4:10 pm

Thank you soooo much for this thread, it is really informative and helpful! Having never eaten or experienced cactus as a food, I can't wait to try it! Now I have to hunt down some cactus pad at my local CoOp. . .

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