Common Daisy

Leopard Tortoise

Stigmochelys pardalis

No direct source lists daisy for Leopard Tortoises, but its Compositae family classification and established safety for grass-heavy species like Sulcata supports its use. Grasses should remain the dietary staple.

Painted Turtle

Chrysemys picta

Tortoise Trust notes aquatic plants and salad are appropriate for painted turtles. Bellis perennis has no known toxicity and can contribute to the plant portion of their diet, though animal protein remains the priority especially in juveniles.

Russian Tortoise

Agrionemys horsfieldii

ReptiFiles explicitly lists daisy (Bellis perennis) as safe for Russian Tortoises. Fits the required high-fiber, low-protein, low-sugar dietary profile.

Greek Tortoise

Testudo graeca

As a Compositae family plant consumed in the wild by related Mediterranean tortoises, Bellis perennis is appropriate for Greek Tortoises. ReptiFiles supports daisy for closely related species with the same dietary profile.

Sulcata Tortoise

Centrochelys sulcata

ReptiFiles explicitly lists daisy as safe for Sulcata Tortoises. It is not a fruit and poses no sugar concern, fully compatible with the grass-heavy, high-fiber Sulcata diet.

Hermann's Tortoise

Testudo hermanni

Bellis perennis (Compositae family) is documented as part of the wild T. hermanni diet. ReptiFiles supports daisy for related Mediterranean-diet tortoises, consistent with natural foraging behavior.

Yellow-bellied Slider

Trachemys scripta scripta

Yellow-bellied Sliders share the same dietary pattern as Red-eared Sliders. Daisy has no known toxicity and fits appropriately within the plant component of their omnivorous diet, consistent with Compositae family safety data.

Red-footed Tortoise

Chelonoidis carbonarius

No source specifically addresses Red-footed Tortoises and daisy, but Bellis perennis has no known toxicity and is safe for multiple herbivorous tortoise species. It fits appropriately within the 60% leafy green component of their diet.

Eastern Box Turtle

Terrapene carolina

No source specifically addresses daisy for Eastern Box Turtles, but Bellis perennis has no known toxicity mechanism and is safe for multiple herbivorous species. It is appropriate as an occasional plant supplement within the 50% plant component of their diet.

Red-eared Slider

Trachemys scripta elegans

ReptiFiles lists dandelion greens and flowers (same Compositae family) as safe for Red-eared Sliders. Bellis perennis has no known toxicity and is appropriate as an occasional plant supplement for the vegetable portion of their omnivorous diet.