Is this safe???

[Kaianuanu]

I was wondering if i could use podocarpus aka the japanese yew plant in my future cham's cage.

 

[VeiledOwner87]

look it up in the safe plant thread

 

[Elizadolots]

It's considered very toxic for dogs (aka: deadly)...I'd certainly research it more.

 

[DGray]

strange fruit

The fruit around the seed of some _Podocarpus_ sp. is sometimes toxic to mammals. Birds are the usual dispersal agents. Like most conifers, its low risk for reptiles.

FWIW, several Podocarpus sp. are native to Africa and Madagascar.

 

[Kaianuanu]

hmmmm... so, your saying its probaby safe for my little panther???

 

[Ellron]

Not to thread hijack this, but I don't think its worth making a whole new post.
Are Japanese maples ok? I didn't find one on this list:http://flchams.com/safe_plant_list.asp#j

 

[Kaianuanu]

i believe so, i think i have heard of people using them

 

[DGray]

probably is not certainly

hmmmm... so, your saying its probaby safe for my little panther???

Yes, if its not fruiting, its *probably* safe. There are a lot of species of _Podocarpus_ though. I could not find any reference listing a poisoning event in English; that doesn't mean it has never happened.

It seems like a reasonably safe choice to me.

 

[DGray]

Not to thread hijack this, but I don't think its worth making a whole new post.
Are Japanese maples ok? I didn't find one on this list:http://flchams.com/safe_plant_list.asp#j

Hijacking is poor form. Look here.