I've tried to search this and have found just a little information.
from my understanding ficus benjamina are ok to use in the terrarium.
I have also read that the sap or consumption of the tree can cause eye problems.
i trimmed the trees because i dont want my chameleon to climb on the screen top and become burnt by the light and i observed some white sap ooze out. At the same time my veiled was going through a shed. I noticed that she was rubbing her eye against the the branches and for a couple of days she kept one eye shut. It had to be one of three things. She ate the sap or leaf, she had some shed in her eye, or she got something else in her eye. I took her out and put her in a tub with paper towels lined on the bottom and filled it up with about a centimeter of 85 degree water and observed her dip her eye in the water a few times then roll it around then dip it again. the next day i saw her with full use of her eye again. So seems there is no problem with her.
my second observation is the crickets like to munch on the leaves as well. soon after the crickets go into full retard mode for a while almost looks like the died then slowly come back to life after a while. when i remove them they make a full recovery when i leave them in the cage they repeat their pattern.
My chameleon eats the crickets just fine when i put new ones in so she is not eating the dazed crickets,
can this be the ficus any one have the same experience or thoughts.
this is not a heath issue for my cham but i guess more for the crickets. she has been living in the trees for 3 months. eye problem occurred only after i trimmed the tree
from my understanding ficus benjamina are ok to use in the terrarium.
I have also read that the sap or consumption of the tree can cause eye problems.
i trimmed the trees because i dont want my chameleon to climb on the screen top and become burnt by the light and i observed some white sap ooze out. At the same time my veiled was going through a shed. I noticed that she was rubbing her eye against the the branches and for a couple of days she kept one eye shut. It had to be one of three things. She ate the sap or leaf, she had some shed in her eye, or she got something else in her eye. I took her out and put her in a tub with paper towels lined on the bottom and filled it up with about a centimeter of 85 degree water and observed her dip her eye in the water a few times then roll it around then dip it again. the next day i saw her with full use of her eye again. So seems there is no problem with her.
my second observation is the crickets like to munch on the leaves as well. soon after the crickets go into full retard mode for a while almost looks like the died then slowly come back to life after a while. when i remove them they make a full recovery when i leave them in the cage they repeat their pattern.
My chameleon eats the crickets just fine when i put new ones in so she is not eating the dazed crickets,
can this be the ficus any one have the same experience or thoughts.
this is not a heath issue for my cham but i guess more for the crickets. she has been living in the trees for 3 months. eye problem occurred only after i trimmed the tree