do any animals eat conkers?
197650
Conkers can be mildly poisonous to many animals, causing sickness if eaten, although some animals can safely consume them, most notably deer and wild boar. ... “People think it's called the horse chestnut because people think horses like to eat the chestnuts, but it's not, because they can be poisonous.
1236803
Goanna. ... Goannas prey on all manner of small animals; insects, lizards, snakes, mammals, birds, eggs. Meals are often eaten whole, and thus the size of their meal may depend on humans the size of the animal itself, although all species are scavengers and will readily eat animals as large as cattle and camels.
698505
["Oxpeckers. Oxpeckers are birds that land on elephants, where they eat lice, ticks, and other parasites living on elephants' skin and hair. ... ", 'Cattle Egrets. ... ', 'Olive Baboon. ... ', 'Antelope.']
911278
Putting conkers around the house to deter spiders is an old wives' tale and there's no evidence to suggest it really works. Spiders don't eat conkers or lay eggs in them, so there is no reason why horse chestnut trees would bother to produce spider-repelling chemicals.
1389718
Yes! Rabbits can eat roses; in fact, they can safely eat all parts of the rose bush including the flower petals, stems, leaves and all. ... In the wild, roses are a favorite food for rabbits and they will happily nibble on the bark and canes that are lower to the ground.
1008892
Various mammals are omnivorous in the wild, such as species of pigs, badgers, bears, coatis, civets, hedgehogs, opossums, skunks, sloths, squirrels, raccoons, chipmunks, mice, and rats. The hominidae, including humans, chimpanzees, and orangutans, are also omnivores.
1322222
Horse chestnuts, also called conkers, are a very different nut. Are horse chestnuts edible? They are not. In general, toxic horse chestnuts should not be consumed by people, horses or other livestock.
1211610
You may eat any animal that has a split hoof divided in two and that chews the cud. However, of those that chew the cud or that have a split hoof completely divided you may not eat the camel, the rabbit or the coney. Although they chew the cud, they do not have a split hoof; they are ceremonially unclean for you.
346662
Conkers that aren't ripe have green prickly shells that haven't split, and if you try to open them up with force, the nut is still greeny-white. Conkers that are ripe enough and have turned a nice glossy reddish-brown usually have outers that have already split and just need to be popped open to extract the nut.
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['They love to eat citrus fruit (because it serves as both a food and water source) and other fruit (pomegranates, figs, etc.)', 'Nuts, seeds, stored grains, and vegetables in your garden.', 'They also eat insects, lizards, tree bark, soap, paper, and beeswax.', 'Dog and cat food left outside.']
787093
Mostly small mammals. Eats many mice and other small rodents, also squirrels (including flying squirrels), rabbits, opossums, shrews, other small mammals. Also eats various birds, frogs, salamanders, snakes, lizards, some insects. May take aquatic creatures such as crayfish, crabs, fish.
451396
Southern African hedgehogs are carnivores (insectivores). They eat earthworms, crickets, beetles, grasshoppers, and slugs. They also eat small vertebrates including frogs and lizards.
514854
However, some maple species have a sinister side---horses and ponies as well as donkeys, mules and zebras eating the fallen, wilted or dried leaves can be fatally poisoned. ... In fact, cases of maple poisoning have been identified in horses that consumed wilted leaves from the sugar maple (Acer saccharum).
205987
Even though this has been the subject of some pretty serious controversy, raccoons can indeed eat cats, small dogs, and other tiny animals. Kittens are in fatal danger if a raccoon is near them. The wild creature will most definitely try to attack and eat the kittens.
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True BYH Addict. We use cedar chips for all of our show animals. I have seen them munching on them, doesn't seem to be a problem. And we have tons of cedar trees in the field, the goats have killed many of them over the last 10 years, eating the branches off as high as they can reach and then eating the bark off.
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In addition to crickets, dubia roaches, mantids, phoenix worms, silkworms, hornworms and superworms are all good choices. ... We are currently breeding dubia roaches and super worms and attempting to breed snails. Yes, chameleons can eat snails, shell and all and they love them!
900649
Poisoning: Conkers contain a chemical called aesculin, which can be toxic to dogs if eaten. ... Dogs can become very unwell if they ingest conkers. They can start vomiting, have diarrhoea, and display abdominal pain and look really uncomfortable. In severe cases, the dog may become dehydrated and go into shock.