Foxglove
Digitalis purpurea
Also known as: common foxglove, purple foxglove, fairy thimbles
Safety by species
Russian Tortoise
Agrionemys horsfieldii
Contains cardiac glycosides (digitalis glycosides) that cause heart arrhythmias, vomiting, and can be fatal in small doses. All parts of the plant are toxic.
Hermann's Tortoise
Testudo hermanni
Cardiac glycosides — potentially fatal in small doses. All plant parts dangerous.
Greek Tortoise
Testudo graeca
Cardiac glycosides — can be fatal in small doses.
Sulcata Tortoise
Centrochelys sulcata
Cardiac glycosides — can be fatal in small doses.
Leopard Tortoise
Stigmochelys pardalis
Cardiac glycosides — can be fatal.
Red-footed Tortoise
Chelonoidis carbonarius
Cardiac glycosides — can be fatal.
Eastern Box Turtle
Terrapene carolina
Cardiac glycosides — can be fatal.