Black Pagoda (Lipstick) toxic?

[Jamire]

Hey guys, just bought a very nice hanging vine. Its a Black Pagoda. Is it toxic for my chameleon?

http://www.easybloom.com/plantlibrary/plant/lipstick-plant

 

[DGray]

Not really toxic. No cases in the literature. The Gesneriad family doesn't hold many dangerous plants.

 

[DirtyDubbz]

If you think it might be your better off leaving it out safty first ya know

 

[Carlton]

Hey guys, just bought a very nice hanging vine. Its a Black Pagoda. Is it toxic for my chameleon?

http://www.easybloom.com/plantlibrary/plant/lipstick-plant

What cham species? If the plant blooms and you have a veiled who eats any fruits, there's a chance it could chew on flowers. You could also put the vine on the outside of the cage for looks.

 

[Jamire]

Ambanja x Ambilobe Panther Chameleon. There are some small blooms on it now. But isn't some vegetation to eat okay? OR are blooms no good to eat?

 

[Carlton]

Ambanja x Ambilobe Panther Chameleon. There are some small blooms on it now. But isn't some vegetation to eat okay? OR are blooms no good to eat?

Again, it depends on the plant species. I don't know about this one at all. Edible plant flowers include things like citrus flowers, Hibiscus, nasturtiums. I was thinking if your cham is used to eating red colored fruit it might be attracted to sample the lipstick plant flowers.

 

[DirtyDubbz]

If it is toxic it's no good and even though it may say non toxic or "herb" it can still be potentially leathal for your Cham as stated above better safe than sorry

 

[Jamire]

Very true. As for its toxicity, im not too worried. As stated above the Gesneriad family isn't known for being toxic.

But majority of plants can be considered "toxic" to some degree...
I found this document, it states that some of our staple plants (Shefflera, Ficus) are considered "toxic" where it can cause skin irritations.

https://apps.rhs.org.uk/advicesearch/Profile.aspx?pid=524

Has anyone had experience with a cham being exposed to a "toxic" plant? Is it lethal if they eat it?

 

[Carlton]

Very true. As for its toxicity, im not too worried. As stated above the Gesneriad family isn't known for being toxic.

But majority of plants can be considered "toxic" to some degree...
I found this document, it states that some of our staple plants (Shefflera, Ficus) are considered "toxic" where it can cause skin irritations.

https://apps.rhs.org.uk/advicesearch/Profile.aspx?pid=524

Has anyone had experience with a cham being exposed to a "toxic" plant? Is it lethal if they eat it?

There are just too many variables to answer a general question like this...it would depend on what specific toxin is involved (there are many!), why the material is toxic, what part of the plant was eaten (for example, the leaves and stems of tomato plants are a no-no, but the fruit is OK), and how much the cham ate.