Are these safe plants?

[newdude1]

Im trying to build a nice enclosure for my cham. I was wondering if a few of these plants are safe
1) Moss
2)Tillandsia's (air plants)
3)Korean Rock Fern
4)Ficus salicifolia
5)Oak Leaf Creeping Fig
6)Philodendron pinnatifidum

 

[Sang]

IF you can find the scientific name for the plants, and do a few google searches, im sure you will find some good/bad results in your query. As of right now i don't know anything about any of those plants....

with out knowing what their scientifc name is for sure its hard for me to tell which are safe and which i need to research more on.

 

[xanthoman]

1. i dont recomend mosses of any kind , too disintigrateable , too ingestable 2, most air plants and bromeliads are acceptable as cham plants , but there are many kinds of both, so it would be hard to say without being more specific 3.korean rock fern (aka polystichum tsus-simense), regardless of toxicity, i tend to avoid all ferns for the same reasons as listed in #1 ///4. Ficus salicifolia , i was unable to find this particular variety of ficus on any safe plant lists, but being a form of ficus i would suspect it is ok , that being said why take the chance if unable to verify 5.Oak Leaf Creeping Fig, being a creeping fig , i would suspect it is a form of ficus, and therefore probably ok , but my answer would be the same as for #4 /////5.Philodendron pinnatifidum, being a philodendron , i would suspect it would be ok , but my answer would be the same as for #4.///my advice in general,cham keeping is challenging enough as it is, there is plenty of stuff that has a long term history of working just fine , so i would save getting jiggy with it until you have plenty of experience to notice a problem , and deal with it when it arises, other wise you risk the most classic of all cham keeping mistakes , learning the hard way (ie do what is proven to work and avoid the rest, you will have your hands plenty full without taking any unneccessary chances)

 

[iverburg]

what about a plant named Croton?

 

[newdude1]

1. i dont recomend mosses of any kind , too disintigrateable , too ingestable 2, most air plants and bromeliads are acceptable as cham plants , but there are many kinds of both, so it would be hard to say without being more specific 3.korean rock fern (aka polystichum tsus-simense), regardless of toxicity, i tend to avoid all ferns for the same reasons as listed in #1 ///4. Ficus salicifolia , i was unable to find this particular variety of ficus on any safe plant lists, but being a form of ficus i would suspect it is ok , that being said why take the chance if unable to verify 5.Oak Leaf Creeping Fig, being a creeping fig , i would suspect it is a form of ficus, and therefore probably ok , but my answer would be the same as for #4 /////5.Philodendron pinnatifidum, being a philodendron , i would suspect it would be ok , but my answer would be the same as for #4.///my advice in general,cham keeping is challenging enough as it is, there is plenty of stuff that has a long term history of working just fine , so i would save getting jiggy with it until you have plenty of experience to notice a problem , and deal with it when it arises, other wise you risk the most classic of all cham keeping mistakes , learning the hard way (ie do what is proven to work and avoid the rest, you will have your hands plenty full without taking any unneccessary chances)

Thanks. Alot Ill have to keep looking into them.

 

[Miss Lily]

what about a plant named Croton?

These are on the 'safe' list, but I believe that they can cause problems if eaten by the cham in large quantities. I had one in Amy's cage for a day but she didn't like it! I think it was the red in the leaves that she didn't like - she avoided that side of the cage until I removed it!

 

[Syn]

Safe Plants List for Chameleons
Edible Plants List

I use these lists to check if a plant is safe.

I agree with Lily, and the reds on a Croton may stress your chameleon.

 

[newdude1]

I did read just now that the Korean rock fern is safe. Here is a pretty good site for info on plants.
davesgarden.com/

 

[Syn]

I did read just now that the Korean rock fern is safe. Here is a pretty good site for info on plants.
davesgarden.com/

Safe for chameleons? Or safe for humans?

 

[Matt Kolmann]

Crotons can be fairly toxic. Though listed as safe to have in a tank, some herbivorous-curious species, like veileds, might find it fascinating enough to munch on. Judging from the fact that we even avoided crotons around the house as a kid because of dogs and cats - I'd avoid them. Shame, they are a pretty plant.

As much as I want to agree with the above that the tried and true is always safer (I just got burned recently by a toxic plant) I think a little variety in an animal's enclosure is always a good thing. But not at the expense of the animal's life.