Can Eastern Box Turtles eat Peach?

Q: Can Eastern Box Turtles eat Peach?

Peach is rated caution for Eastern Box Turtles. Wild box turtles eat fallen stone fruit. Tortoise Table: sparingly. Remove pit. Occasional treat acceptable.

Terrapene carolina · Prunus persica

Caution

Monthly or less

The Tortoise Table

Wild box turtles eat fallen stone fruit. Tortoise Table: sparingly. Remove pit. Occasional treat acceptable.

Feeding frequency

DailyWeeklyOccasionalNever

Caution

Monthly or less

OmnivoreFruitLow oxalateNot toxic

The short answer

Wild box turtles eat fallen stone fruit. Tortoise Table: sparingly. Remove pit. Occasional treat acceptable.

Feeding it safely

How much / how often

Monthly or less

What's inside

Per 100 g of raw peach

6mg

Calcium

20mg

Phosphorus

0.3:1

Ca:P ratio

INVERTED

Low

Oxalate

0.9g

Protein

1.5g

Fiber

Backed by sources

The Tortoise TableThe Tortoise Table – Fruit & Vegetables

Reviewed by basking_research · June 2026

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