Prism Chameleons
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Thought I might share a tip with you all about Ficus plants. The sap from broken leaves/limbs can cause eye irritation in chameleons and it has even been speculated that some chameleons may be susceptible to Ficus plants in general as an eye irritant. Ficus are commonly recommended (I even have some myself), however, if you notice frequent eye irritations in your chameleons and you have a Ficus plant inside it's habitat, you might consider changing it out to another safe non-toxic plant for it's cage to see if this might alleviate the problem. Umbrella/Schefflera are great plants to use as they have nice leaves to retain water moisture should you need to switch out your Ficus plant.