Ficus Benjamina for my Veiled ...

[Leilaskeeper]

Ahoy! I recently adopted a Veiled Chameleon and I am very eager to provide her with the best life and surroundings that I can give her. I am searching for an appropriate tree that I will use indoors for now but that I will also use outside for her in the summertime. I've contacted a local tropical plant grower who says he can give me a Ficus Benjamina for $50 or a Ficus Ali for $80.

First off, are they a rip off? I have no idea about price range when it comes to tropical plants. But more importantly, will either of these trees harm my Leila at all?

If anyone could suggest other trees I could take a look at, that would be fantastic!

Cheers!

 

[jojothefirst]

Im no expert but, ficus benj....... is fine as long as your cham doesnt eat loads of it.
Here is a list from the site which will help you:
https://www.chameleonforums.com/plants/

 

[pssh]

How big are they? I bought a three foot tall ficus benji for 15 bucks... So I guess you can use that as a comparison.

 

[Leilaskeeper]

Thanks Jojo! I'll check it out.

The benjamina he referred to is 5 feet approx. So, maybe a little inflation of price goin on lol ... do you live in Canada? U.S. must sell a bit cheaper but that's a guess. Thanks for replying!