Are Easter Lily Okay for Chams?

[CheekyMinx]

Is an Easter Lily Okay for Chams?

Hey! So I've just finished building my new Cham enclosure and have been waiting for the green houses to open to get a plant, and it just so happens where I work has these Easter Lilys on sale.

So before I kill Leon, are they toxic or no? I've looked around and read of cases where cats have been poisoned, but nothing about chameleons.

 

[sandrachameleon]

since they're toxic to birds and people and cats and dogs, I'd say don't risk it.

 

[ChuWuti]

Just to make sure we're talking about the same thing, this is what is commonly known as the Easter lily (Lilium longiflorum): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lilium_longiflorum

I just looked through Melissa Kaplan's plants database and every link I could access from there--not all are accessible, as some of the links are broken, and while the University of Illinois link is OK, their database is pretty small/limited.
At any rate, I could not find either Easter Lily or Lilium longiflorum on the harmful plants lists anywhere.

On the other hand I couldn't find it on the safe plants list, either. I personally would prefer to be cautious and not let my animals eat it.

Here are Kaplan's links:

Main plant page: http://www.anapsid.org/mainplants.html

Harmful & Poisonous plants H-N: http://www.anapsid.org/resources/plants-hn.html

According to the ASPCA, Lilium longiflorum is toxic to cats, but not dogs or horses: http://www.aspca.org/Pet-care/poison-control/Plants/easter_lily.aspx

Wikipedia even discusses the culinary value of members of the Lilium genus: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lilium

So, basically, we don't know whether Lilium longiflorum would be toxic to chameleons or not. I'd stick with sandrachameleon's advice: Don't risk it.

 

[CheekyMinx]

Yeah I was a little thrown off by the cat thing, but thought I might as well ask. Thanks for replying!! I guess Leon will just have to wait a bit longer for the greenhouses to open.
Having a chameleon when you live up North definitely has its downfalls