Avocado

[Lauren Tilbury]

Hi! Me again. Is it okay for a gopher tortoise to eat avacado? I didn't see that one on the list.

 

[Killerrookie]

Hi! Me again. Is it okay for a gopher tortoise to eat avacado? I didn't see that one on the list.

Avocado is avoided by most people because it's "toxic" but you can feed your tortoises it a small bit of it with no harm to the animal what so ever. I do it sometimes to spice up the tortoises diets a wee bit.
Just don't feed it everyday or occasionally in my opinion. I give them it every so often a year.
Hope this helps!

 

[MPRC]

I don't feed avo since it is not recommended for most animals. Plus, i'd rather have it for myself.

 

[Tidgy's Dad]

Here is what the Tortoise Table say about it.
Useful site but a bit overcautious. (probably correctly) .
http://www.thetortoisetable.org.uk/site/plants_19.asp?st=true&mode=main&catID=703

 

[Markw84]

I would not feed avocado at all. It is cited as being poisonous to reptiles

 

[bouaboua]

I would not give any avocado to any of my torts....

 

[dmmj]

the leaves and skin are poisonous toxic but I don't feed the fruit because it's a berry & is probably very high in sugar