Can chameleons eat daffodils?

[Veild Cham Owner]

My friend picked a daffodil from a plant at school and gave it too me. She said I should feed it to my chameleon, just as a joke at first but now I’m wondering if I actually can. Can I feed it to him as a treat?

 

[NickTide]

Deer wont eat them so I wouldn't. It may be fine, Umbrella plants are very toxic to cats but fine for chams but not worth the risk to me.

 

[lydiadubb]

I would say no because of the risk of pesticides.

 

[Veild Cham Owner]

Deer wont eat them so I wouldn't. It may be fine, Umbrella plants are very toxic to cats but fine for chams but not worth the risk to me.

Good point. Better safe than sorry.

 

[Veild Cham Owner]

I would say no because of the risk of pesticides.

I go to an agricultural high school so we are very natural with the whole “no pesticides” but I’m not going to give it to him to stay safe.

 

[Carlton]

Daffodils, narcissus, jonquils, and tulips contain calcium oxalates and lycorine that can cause intestinal problems for mammals. Best not to feed them to anything though the highest level of the chemicals are in the bulb. It's pretty telling that pasture grazers avoid them, but it's also one reason they spread so successfully.