Plants that are safe/not safe

[ColleenT]

do any of you know which plants are not safe to put with Crested Geckos? i was thinking of putting in an aloe plant, and maybe a few other small plants b/c plants will increase the humidity in the tank. thanks. Colleen

[ColleenT]

ok, i checked Ming's list of toxic plants, and i did not see Aloe plants on the good list or on the bad list. so, maybe i'll go get some pothos. whatever that is. and get organic soil with no vermiculite or perlite in it.

[eyespy]

Aloe has some potent purgatives and some natural steroids that both stimulate and suppress the immune systems. It's only toxic in large quantity but you never really know when a herp will get bored and decide to trash his environment so I don't risk it. I've seen a number of deaths due to dehydration after severe diarrhea from aloe overdose.

[ColleenT]

Thanks, Eyespy. that is good to know. i will forget about the aloe plant.

i got two little pothos and a palm/fern, but i won't put the fern in until i learn if it is toxic or not. it did not come with a tag, so i have no idea, but i am researching to find out what it is.

i went to a garden center and got some organic soil with no vermiculite or perlite. then i took the pothos plants and shook out all the soil that they had which was full of vermiculite. then i rinsed the whole bunch in cool water to rinse off all the soil and any residue. then replanted the two small plants into one pot, b/c i know plants do better if they can touch the leaves of another plant of their own kind, so hopefully the pothos will grow well in the tank. and if this fern/palm whatever is safe, i'll give it organic dirt, too. this tank is going to look great, but cleaning the tank is not going to be a small job. :D

[ColleenT]

the plant i got is called a parlor palm. i wonder if it is a safe plant. i am still looking for info on whether it is toxic to pets or not.

[little_dragon_]

I have a silk palm, potho's, josephs Coat, Umbrella Tree and a cane plant...my Cresties have been with them for about 4 weeks. I have noticed the humidity levels are higher, the plants are thriving and my Cresties seem love them. They like to hide in the leaves, and drink the water off of leaves. All the above are safe.

[LadyHawke]

i have a list of non toxic plants

ABELIA (Abelia grandiflora)
AFRICAN VIOLET (Saintpaulia ionantha)
SWEET ALYSSUM (Allyssumsp.)
ASPARAGUS FERN (Asperagus setaceus plumosis)
ASTER (Aster sp.)
BABYTEARS (Helxine soleirolii)
BIRD'S NEST FERN (Asplenium nidus)
BOSTON FERN (Nephrolepsis exalta)
BOTTLE BRUSH (Callistemom)
BOUGANVILLEA (Bouganvillea)
BRIDAL VEIL (Tripogandra multiflora)
BROMELIADS (Aechmea; Bilbergia; Cryptanthus)
CACTUS, SPINLESS (Astrophytum)
CAMELLIA (Camellia japonica)
COLEUS (Coleus)
CORN PLANT (Dracaena fragrans)
*CREEPING CHARLIE (Pilea nummulariifolia)
CROTON (Codiaeum sp.)
DRACAENA (Dracaena)
EMERALD RIPPLE (Peperomia caperata)
EUGENIA (Peperomia caperata)
FUSCHIA (Fuschia)
GERANIUM (Pelargonium sp.)
HEN AND CHICKS SUCCULENT (Echeveria)
HIBISCUS (Hibiscus rosa-sinensis)
HOYA (Hoya exotica)
ICEPLANT (Mesembryanthemum crystallinum)
IMPATIENS (Impatiens)
JADE PLANT (Crassula argentea)
JAPANESE ARALIA (Fatsia japonica)
JASMINE (Jasminum officinale: J. grandifloum)
LAVENDER (Lavendula officinalis)
MARIGOLD (Calendula officinalis)
MONKEY PLANT (Ruellia makoyana)
MOTHER OF PEARL (Graptopetalum paraguayen)
NATAL PLUM (Carissa grandiflora)
PAINTED NETTLE (Coleus)
PALMS (Areca sp.)
PAMPASS GRASS (Cortaderia selloana)
PARLOR PALM (Chamaedorea elegans)
PEPEROMIA (Peperomia caperata)
PETUNIA (Petunia)
PHOENIX (Phoenix roebelenii)
PIGGYBACK PLANT (Tolmiea menziesii)
PILEA (Pilea sp.)
PINL POLKA-DOT PLANT (H. ypoestes sand.)
PONYTAIL PLANT (Beaucarnea recurvata)
PRAYER PLANT (Maranta leuconeura)
PURPLE PASSION: PURPLE VELVET (Gynura)
SPIDER PLANT (Chlorophytum comosum)
STAGHORN FERN (Platycerium bifurcatum)
SWEDISH IVY (Plectranthus australis)
TREE MALLOW (Lavatera assurgentiflora)
**UMBRELLA PLANT (Eriogonum umbrellum)
VELVET PLANT (Gynura aurantaca)
WANDERING JEW (Tradescantia albiflora)
WARNECKII (Dracaena deremesis)
WAX PLANT (Hoya exotica)
ZEBRA PLANT (Calathea zebrina)
ZINNIAS (Zinnia sp.)

*Not to be confused with another "Creeping Charlie," Glecoma heteracea which is toxic

**Not to be confused with another "Umbrella Plant," Schefflera actinophylla which is toxic

Hope this helps

[ColleenT]

Thanks for the list, i see that Parlor Palm is on there. So i can plan to put that in the tank, too. Good to know.

[alan]

http://www.angelfire.com/wizard/coicwebdesign/page2.html

I hope this helps, I got this from one of the forums, don't know if it's this one or not though

[little_dragon_]

There are factors we have to consider about toxic plants..are they outer leaves toxic..or if injested

[little_dragon_]

I have an umbrella plant but I can't find a picture of the non toxic one

[LadyHawke]

i found this pic at this site
http://www.bonsaiweb.com/show/showtree.php?1367

or what i do when i want a plant is go to White Rose with the scientific name and ask them to find it for me

i am sure if you ingest any part of it is toxic

[little_dragon_]

Mine is Scheffera and it has been with my cresties for 5 weeks
what should I do?

[eyespy]

little dragon, I wouldn't panic but I would consider switching to a known "safe" plant.