Crickets
Acheta domesticus
Also known as: feeder crickets, house crickets
Safety by species
Russian Tortoise
Agrionemys horsfieldii
[confidence: high] [source: Tortoise Trust Russian tortoise diet; exotic reptile veterinarian review] Animal protein not appropriate for strict herbivore Russian tortoises; excess protein causes renal disease and shell deformities.
Greek Tortoise
Testudo graeca
[confidence: high] [source: Tortoise Trust Mediterranean tortoise diet; exotic reptile veterinarian review] Animal protein not appropriate for strict herbivore Greek tortoises; long-term protein excess can cause renal disease and shell deformities.
Leopard Tortoise
Stigmochelys pardalis
[confidence: high] [source: Reptifiles leopard tortoise care; exotic reptile veterinarian review] Animal protein not appropriate for strict herbivore leopard tortoises; excess protein causes renal disease and shell deformities.
Sulcata Tortoise
Centrochelys sulcata
[confidence: high] [source: Reptifiles sulcata tortoise care; exotic reptile veterinarian review] Animal protein not appropriate for strict herbivore Sulcata tortoises; causes renal disease and shell deformities.
Hermann's Tortoise
Testudo hermanni
[confidence: high] [source: Tortoise Trust Mediterranean tortoise diet; exotic reptile veterinarian review] Animal protein not appropriate for strict herbivore Hermann's tortoises; long-term protein excess causes renal disease and pyramiding.
Eastern Box Turtle
Terrapene carolina
Good protein variety. Gut-load before offering.
Red-footed Tortoise
Chelonoidis carbonarius
Good protein source. Gut-load before feeding and dust with calcium supplement.
Red-eared Slider
Trachemys scripta elegans
Good protein variety. Gut-load before offering and dust with calcium.
Yellow-bellied Slider
Trachemys scripta scripta
Good protein variety. Gut-load before offering and dust with calcium.
Painted Turtle
Chrysemys picta
Good protein variety. Gut-load before offering and dust with calcium.