Blackberries
Rubus fruticosus
Also known as: blackberry
Safety by species
Leopard Tortoise
Stigmochelys pardalis
[confidence: high] [source: Reptifiles leopard tortoise care] High sugar fruit; inappropriate for African grazing tortoise; avoid.
Greek Tortoise
Testudo graeca
[confidence: high] [source: The Tortoise Table plant database; Tortoise Trust Mediterranean tortoise diet article] High sugar fruit; Mediterranean tortoises should receive very limited fruit; occasional tiny amount only.
Hermann's Tortoise
Testudo hermanni
[confidence: high] [source: The Tortoise Table; Tortoise Trust Mediterranean tortoise diet] High sugar fruit; Mediterranean tortoises should receive very limited fruit; occasional tiny amount only.
Sulcata Tortoise
Centrochelys sulcata
[confidence: high] [source: Reptifiles sulcata tortoise care] High sugar fruit entirely inappropriate for grass-grazing Sulcata tortoise.
Red-footed Tortoise
Chelonoidis carbonarius
[confidence: high] [source: Reptifiles red-footed tortoise care guide] High sugar fruit acceptable for omnivorous red-footed tortoises; fruit should be limited to 10–20% of diet.
Russian Tortoise
Agrionemys horsfieldii
[confidence: high] [source: The Tortoise Table; Tortoise Trust Russian tortoise diet] High sugar fruit; Russian tortoises should receive minimal to no fruit; avoid or extremely rare treat.
Eastern Box Turtle
Terrapene carolina
Common wild forage for this species. Safe and nutritious.