Can Russian Tortoises eat Peach?

Q: Can Russian Tortoises eat Peach?

Peach is rated toxic for Russian Tortoises. Tortoise Table: sparingly for tortoises but high sugar (8.4g/100g) and terrible Ca:P (6:20mg = 0.3:1) make this inappropriate for desert tortoises. Remove pit — contains cyanogenic glycosides.

Agrionemys horsfieldii · Prunus persica

Toxic

Do not feed

The Tortoise Table

Tortoise Table: sparingly for tortoises but high sugar (8.4g/100g) and terrible Ca:P (6:20mg = 0.3:1) make this inappropriate for desert tortoises. Remove pit — contains cyanogenic glycosides.

Toxic

HerbivoreFruitLow oxalate

The short answer

Tortoise Table: sparingly for tortoises but high sugar (8.4g/100g) and terrible Ca:P (6:20mg = 0.3:1) make this inappropriate for desert tortoises. Remove pit — contains cyanogenic glycosides.

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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