Papaya
Carica papaya
Also known as: pawpaw, papaw
Safety by species
Hermann's Tortoise
Testudo hermanni
[confidence: high] [source: The Tortoise Table; Tortoise Trust Mediterranean tortoise diet] Tropical fruit not native to range; high sugar; avoid for Mediterranean herbivore.
Eastern Box Turtle
Terrapene carolina
[confidence: high] [source: Reptifiles box turtle care; VCA animal diet guides] High sugar tropical fruit; acceptable occasional treat for omnivorous box turtles.
Greek Tortoise
Testudo graeca
[confidence: high] [source: The Tortoise Table; Tortoise Trust Mediterranean tortoise diet] Tropical fruit not native to Greek tortoise range; high sugar; not appropriate for Mediterranean herbivore.
Sulcata Tortoise
Centrochelys sulcata
[confidence: high] [source: Reptifiles sulcata tortoise care] High sugar tropical fruit; not appropriate for grass-grazing Sulcata tortoise.
Leopard Tortoise
Stigmochelys pardalis
[confidence: high] [source: Reptifiles leopard tortoise care] High sugar tropical fruit not native to range; avoid for grass-grazing leopard tortoise.
Russian Tortoise
Agrionemys horsfieldii
[confidence: high] [source: The Tortoise Table; Tortoise Trust Russian tortoise diet] Tropical fruit not native to range; high sugar; avoid for Russian tortoise.
Red-footed Tortoise
Chelonoidis carbonarius
Excellent fruit choice — good Ca:P ratio for a fruit, digestive enzymes are beneficial. Core fruit offering.