Jerusalem Artichoke

Greek Tortoise

Testudo graeca

The Tortoise Table lists Jerusalem Artichoke as orange/moderate for tortoises. Greek Tortoises are particularly vulnerable to goitrogens per Tortoise Trust; while Jerusalem Artichoke is not a known goitrogen, its starchy nature warrants careful moderation in this Mediterranean herbivore.

Yellow-bellied Slider

Trachemys scripta scripta

The Tortoise Table rates Jerusalem Artichoke as orange/moderate; no species-specific data exists for Yellow-bellied Sliders in available sources. By dietary parallel to Red-eared Sliders, occasional small amounts of Jerusalem Artichoke are acceptable as part of the adult vegetable portion.

Hermann's Tortoise

Testudo hermanni

The Tortoise Table rates Jerusalem Artichoke as orange/moderate for tortoises, indicating reasonable nutrition but moderation required. Mediterranean herbivores like Hermann's Tortoise benefit from a low-starch diet, so the inulin-rich tuber should be fed infrequently.

Red-eared Slider

Trachemys scripta elegans

The Tortoise Table rates Jerusalem Artichoke as orange/moderate for tortoises; no specific slider data exists in sources. Adult Red-eared Sliders require 75% plant matter per ReptiFiles, and starchy vegetables like Jerusalem Artichoke can be offered occasionally alongside preferred leafy greens.

Sulcata Tortoise

Centrochelys sulcata

The Tortoise Table rates Jerusalem Artichoke as orange/moderate for tortoises. Sulcatas require an extremely high-fiber, grass-heavy diet per ReptiFiles, and starchy tubers like Jerusalem Artichoke are poorly suited to their digestive physiology; feed only very rarely if at all.

Painted Turtle

Chrysemys picta

The Tortoise Table rates Jerusalem Artichoke as orange/moderate; no species-specific data for Painted Turtles in available sources. Adult Painted Turtles shift toward a more plant-based diet and can tolerate occasional starchy vegetables in small amounts, though leafy aquatic plants are preferable.

Leopard Tortoise

Stigmochelys pardalis

The Tortoise Table rates Jerusalem Artichoke as orange/moderate for tortoises generally. Leopard Tortoises are grass-heavy grazers vulnerable to goitrogens per Tortoise Trust, and starchy vegetables are not well suited to their diet; only very occasional feeding is appropriate.

Eastern Box Turtle

Terrapene carolina

The Tortoise Table rates Jerusalem Artichoke as orange/moderate for tortoises. Eastern Box Turtles are omnivores requiring approximately 50% plant matter per ReptiFiles, and a small portion of Jerusalem Artichoke can be offered occasionally as part of the vegetable component.

Russian Tortoise

Agrionemys horsfieldii

The Tortoise Table rates Jerusalem Artichoke as orange/moderate, suitable as an occasional food for tortoises. While ReptiFiles emphasizes high-fiber, low-sugar leafy greens and weeds for Russian Tortoises, Jerusalem Artichoke tubers are starchy and relatively high in inulin, so frequency should be limited.

Red-footed Tortoise

Chelonoidis carbonarius

The Tortoise Table rates Jerusalem Artichoke as orange/moderate for tortoises. Red-footed Tortoises tolerate a broader diet including some fruit and limited starchy vegetables, but Jerusalem Artichoke should remain an occasional supplement to leafy greens rather than a regular offering.