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Originally Posted by TeresaM  ....Don't want to add to the worry of what these babies eat, (and don't they put everything in their mouths!) but please be careful with the peach pits. They are toxic to people and animals. I believe it's cyanide that is found in them, may be arsenic, but if I remember correctly it's cyanide. Either way it's not good. |
It is a form of cyanide (Amygdalin) found in peach pits. But it is really not that lethal unless in massive quantities. A person would have to eat something like a pound and a half of the seeds inside the pits before they would have a problem (think bushels). I would definately not feed peach pits to a dog, but if they happen to chew on one, we won't have to freak out. Peach and Apricot pits were used to make a cancer-fighting drug that did not work (laetrile). People could take 500 mg 3 times a day (which would be a LOT of peach pit seeds) with no ill effects.