Nightshade
Solanum sp.
Also known as: deadly nightshade, bittersweet nightshade, black nightshade
Safety by species
Russian Tortoise
Agrionemys horsfieldii
Contains solanine and other alkaloids. All parts toxic, especially unripe fruit. Symptoms include lethargy, salivation, weakness, and GI distress.
Hermann's Tortoise
Testudo hermanni
Solanine and related alkaloids — all parts toxic, especially unripe berries.
Greek Tortoise
Testudo graeca
Solanine alkaloids — all parts toxic.
Sulcata Tortoise
Centrochelys sulcata
Solanine alkaloids — all parts toxic.
Leopard Tortoise
Stigmochelys pardalis
Solanine alkaloids — all parts toxic.
Red-footed Tortoise
Chelonoidis carbonarius
Solanine alkaloids — all parts toxic.
Eastern Box Turtle
Terrapene carolina
Solanine alkaloids — all parts including tomato leaves and stems.
Red-eared Slider
Trachemys scripta elegans
Solanine alkaloids — all parts toxic.
Yellow-bellied Slider
Trachemys scripta scripta
Solanine alkaloids throughout plant.
Painted Turtle
Chrysemys picta
Solanine alkaloids — do not feed.