Are Maple trees toxic? Help!?

[Jose Velazquez]

Hi I have just gotten a japanese maple tree and I'm not sure if there toxic or non-suitable for chameleons. Are they Toxic!?

 

[sandrachameleon]

If you got it from a nursery, you'll want to wash it - the stems, branches, both sides of every leaf.

But as japanese people eat the leaves of these maples (Acer palmatum) in certain dishes, they are likely not toxic for chameleons.

I use canadian and japanese maple leaves in my roach gutload on occassion. Red maple (Acer rubrum) bark can have a fungus that isnt good.

 

[Jose Velazquez]

Thanks, I washed every bit of it and put non fertilizing soil above the fertil soil. Appreciate it my chameleon is also loving it. :"

 

[jennelite]

I found this list the other day, it's pretty informative about what plants and their parts are toxic

http://www.chameleonsonline.com/toxic-plants.php

I've found several lists for safe plants, but it's nice to have a list of for-sure-do-not-use plants =)