Avocado Fruit (Alligator Pear, Avocado Pear)

• Common Name: Avocado Fruit (Alligator Pear, Avocado Pear)
• Latin Name: Persea Americana, syn: Persea gratissima
• Family Name: Lauraceae

All parts of the Avocado are TOXIC to many animals, birds and pets:  this includes the roots, leaves, bark, flower, pip/stone and fruit.  The leaves contain persin, which is a fungicidal toxin and affects different animals with varying degrees from gastric upset, diarrhoea and vomiting, and has resulted in death in birds and rabbits. 

We have found Avocado on a list of plants that are dangerous for reptiles and amphibians, and it should therefore not be planted anywhere in or near the tortoise enclosure.