Can Russian Tortoises eat Cucumber?

Q: Can Russian Tortoises eat Cucumber?

Cucumber is rated caution for Russian Tortoises. Tortoise Table: orange (moderate). Cucumber is 95% water with very low Ca (16mg) and poor Ca:P (0.67:1). Occasional hydration treat on hot days; provides no meaningful nutrition.

Agrionemys horsfieldii · Cucumis sativus

Caution

Treat only

The Tortoise Table

Tortoise Table: orange (moderate). Cucumber is 95% water with very low Ca (16mg) and poor Ca:P (0.67:1). Occasional hydration treat on hot days; provides no meaningful nutrition.

Caution

Treat only

HerbivoreVegetableLow oxalateNot toxic

The short answer

Tortoise Table: orange (moderate). Cucumber is 95% water with very low Ca (16mg) and poor Ca:P (0.67:1). Occasional hydration treat on hot days; provides no meaningful nutrition.

Feeding it safely

How much / how often

Treat only

What's inside

Per 100 g of raw cucumber

16mg

Calcium

24mg

Phosphorus

0.7:1

Ca:P ratio

INVERTED

Low

Oxalate

0.7g

Protein

0.5g

Fiber

Backed by sources

The Tortoise TableThe Tortoise Table – Fruit & Vegetables

Reviewed by basking_research · June 2026

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