Fig
Ficus carica
Also known as: common fig, fresh fig
Safety by species
Hermann's Tortoise
Testudo hermanni
[confidence: high] [source: The Tortoise Table; Tortoise Trust Mediterranean tortoise diet] High sugar; Mediterranean tortoises should receive very limited fruit; figs occur in their range but are rare treats.
Eastern Box Turtle
Terrapene carolina
[confidence: high] [source: Reptifiles box turtle care; VCA animal diet guides] High sugar content makes figs an appropriate occasional treat only; excessive fruit intake can cause digestive imbalance.
Greek Tortoise
Testudo graeca
[confidence: high] [source: The Tortoise Table; Tortoise Trust Mediterranean tortoise diet] High sugar; Mediterranean tortoises should receive very limited fruit; figs occur in their range but should be rare treats.
Sulcata Tortoise
Centrochelys sulcata
[confidence: high] [source: Reptifiles sulcata tortoise care] High sugar fruit; not appropriate for grass-grazing Sulcata tortoise.
Leopard Tortoise
Stigmochelys pardalis
[confidence: high] [source: Reptifiles leopard tortoise care] High sugar fruit; not appropriate for grass-grazing leopard tortoise; avoid.
Russian Tortoise
Agrionemys horsfieldii
[confidence: high] [source: The Tortoise Table; Tortoise Trust Russian tortoise diet] High sugar; Russian tortoises should receive minimal fruit; avoid or very rare treat.
Red-footed Tortoise
Chelonoidis carbonarius
Good Ca:P ratio for a fruit. Enjoyed by most red-footed tortoises.