Buttercup

Yellow-bellied Slider

Trachemys scripta scripta

[confidence: high] [source: The Tortoise Table plant database; ASPCA Animal Poison Control (cross-ref); exotic reptile toxicology review] Ranunculus species contain protoanemonin, causing gastrointestinal irritation and systemic toxicity in reptiles; do not feed.

Russian Tortoise

Agrionemys horsfieldii

Contains protoanemonin, a compound released when plant cells are damaged (e.g. chewing). Causes oral irritation, drooling, gastrointestinal distress, and — in quantity — neurological signs.

Hermann's Tortoise

Testudo hermanni

Contains protoanemonin — causes oral and GI irritation.

Greek Tortoise

Testudo graeca

Protoanemonin causes oral and GI irritation.

Sulcata Tortoise

Centrochelys sulcata

Protoanemonin — causes oral and GI irritation.

Leopard Tortoise

Stigmochelys pardalis

Protoanemonin — oral and GI irritant.

Eastern Box Turtle

Terrapene carolina

Protoanemonin — oral and GI irritant.

Red-eared Slider

Trachemys scripta elegans

Protoanemonin — causes oral and GI irritation.

Painted Turtle

Chrysemys picta

Protoanemonin causes oral and GI irritation.

Red-footed Tortoise

Chelonoidis carbonarius

[confidence: high] [source: The Tortoise Table plant database; ASPCA Animal Poison Control (cross-ref); exotic reptile toxicology review] Ranunculus species contain protoanemonin, an acrid glycoside that causes mouth irritation, gastrointestinal distress, and systemic toxicity in reptiles; do not feed.