Hi All
I found an oak tree today by the river and there were a few carp feeding under it. Does anyone know if carp eat acorns? I thought they were toxic.
If they do does anyone have any idea how to prepare them
Best
Jon
I found an oak tree today by the river and there were a few carp feeding under it. Does anyone know if carp eat acorns? I thought they were toxic.
If they do does anyone have any idea how to prepare them
Best
Jon
In reply to Post #1
Toxic if enough are ingested & with carp only having a rudimentary gut it's possible that it may not affect them as it does humans !! Pigs like them 😉
Toxic if enough are ingested & with carp only having a rudimentary gut it's possible that it may not affect them as it does humans !! Pigs like them 😉
In reply to Post #1
they eat them.. seen them feeding on them a lot on canals.
they eat them.. seen them feeding on them a lot on canals.
In reply to Post #1
They eat it.
I caught a carp with acorn years ago.
They eat it.
I caught a carp with acorn years ago.
In reply to Post #1
I reckon they'd need to have been in the water for a few weeks to rinse out the tannic acid before they'd get stuck in, just as I've watched the ducks feeding on acorns.
I've never once seen the carp feeding with gusto under the oaks when the acorns are falling and actually think the carp avoid the areas.
I reckon they'd need to have been in the water for a few weeks to rinse out the tannic acid before they'd get stuck in, just as I've watched the ducks feeding on acorns.
I've never once seen the carp feeding with gusto under the oaks when the acorns are falling and actually think the carp avoid the areas.
In reply to Post #1
I thought exactly the same thing last week, when I noticed my dog crunching Acorns.
Was very tempted to collect a few, soak them for a few days and then give them a boil as you would Tiger Nuts
I thought exactly the same thing last week, when I noticed my dog crunching Acorns.
Was very tempted to collect a few, soak them for a few days and then give them a boil as you would Tiger Nuts
In reply to Post #6
echo that Keith...
my spaniel loves acorns.... picks em up all the time
echo that Keith...
my spaniel loves acorns.... picks em up all the time
In reply to Post #7
A quick search online had several sites stating that acorns are poisonous to dogs and ingestion should be avoided if at all possible.
A quick search online had several sites stating that acorns are poisonous to dogs and ingestion should be avoided if at all possible.
In reply to Post #1
Would imagine it's something else that's got them interested under the tree not acorns.
Would imagine it's something else that's got them interested under the tree not acorns.