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...are safe. The next is schefflera, which is safe. I would avoid the bougainvillea as not only have I not seen it on any safe lists, but the thorns they have are wicked. I could have sworn I’ve seen the fiddle leaf fig/ ficus lyrata on a safe list but am not finding that now, so have to say to...

Don't know from personal experience....but... https://www.chameleonforums.com/threads/ficus-lyrata.180489/

my female veiled cham ate a few bits off of the plant in her enclosure, a ficus lyrata. should I be worried? she’s acting fine

...their enclosures, which are indeed, also just as toxic as any... Common ficus houseplant varieties like Ficus elastica (Rubber plant), Ficus lyrata (Fiddle Leaf Fig tree), and Ficus maclellandii all contain poisonous sap that can cause dermal and gastrointestinal irritation in cats and dogs...

but she’s not gonna like , die right? like what’s the worst that can happen so that ik

is ficus lyrata a bad plant? I just bought one cause one of my Chams plants died and heard they have sap that can be harmful but haven't seen anything like that come from it

update on the eyes! the same day I noticed she chomped on her ficus lyrata which has sap, I figured maybe when she bit down the sap irritated her eyes. replaced the plant with a monstera. here’s her eyes today. some days they look normal, other not so much. not really swollen, almost sunken in...

Thanks for the info. Sad bc it was a aready tall plant and we I wouldn’t of had to buy it

Ficus lyrata, a.k.a. fiddle-leaf fig. From: https://reptilesguide.com/plants-for-chameleon-cage/ From the archives: https://www.chameleonforums.com/search/1266878/?q=Ficus+lyrata&o=relevance Consensus of this site and others seems to be to avoid it; there are known safer choices...

I do have a ficus lyrata but the sap doesn’t really come off the leaves it’s only when it’s broken.before and after misting, now i’m wondering if it’s both eyes🤔

But have you either had issues with ficus lyrata sap irritating their eyes?

I do not use ficus due to the potential for irritation...

Caught my lil guy eye rubbing, this is his new cage, has a ton of bungee cords, fake branches and 4 plants: pothos, bromeliad, croton, ficus lyrata; I’ve heard the ficus sap can cause eye irritation do you think that’s what this could be? No oozing from eyes or other medical issues present. His...

...to roughly a 3270 gallon tank. I have one hanging plant (Philodendron), and three floor plants each about 3 feet tall (mass cane, ficus lyrata, phoenix robelenii). I have a double hose mister that runs periodically on a timer throughout the day, which I will move throughout the day depending...

Thank you! The plants I have are: Pothos Ficus Lyrata Umbrella tree Cissus (grape ivy) Pilea (the tiny one on top right)

Thank you! Planning on getting some plants for my cham Monday and need some ideas of what to get. (((:

They are safe... the thing is, you yould have to rince them well and repot them to eliminate possible pesticides residues. You probably would be better off with humidity loving plants since your cham also needs alot of it. I suggest: •umbrella plant (Schefflera sp.) •Ficus tree (F. benjamina...

Awesome thank you.

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...(except when the mister goes off it increases to around 80-100% temporarily). Night time is around 80-100%. Plants: I have a large ficus lyrata (when I prune it I take Cosmo out to wait for the sap to dry as this avoids irritating his eyes), and a healthy growing pothos - both are very well...