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Can Hermann's Tortoises eat Honeysuckle?

Testudo hermanni · Lonicera periclymenum

Caution

Weekly

Specialist resource

ReptiFiles confirms honeysuckle flowers as safe for closely related Mediterranean tortoise species. The Tortoise Table does not list this plant, so direct confirmation is absent; flowers are considered edible with caution pending stronger primary-source data.

Feeding frequency

DailyWeeklyOccasionalNever
Caution

Weekly

HerbivoreVegetableLow oxalateNot toxic

The short answer

ReptiFiles confirms honeysuckle flowers as safe for closely related Mediterranean tortoise species. The Tortoise Table does not list this plant, so direct confirmation is absent; flowers are considered edible with caution pending stronger primary-source data.

Feeding it safely

How much / how often

Weekly

Backed by sources

Specialist resourceReptiFiles

Reviewed by basking_research · June 2026

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