Larger Plant Species List

[somerandomband]

Sooo the Florida chams list says coffee is toxic under the Kentucky coffee tree. Is coffee arabica okay then?

 

[jamest0o0]

Caffeine is toxic to animals and it looks like you have a veiled... so I'd say no

 

[Motherlode Chameleon]

I think I have seen Coffee plants Coffea arabica as plants that are safe to use on Non Toxic Plant lists for chameleons. Ficus and Pothos plants are semi toxic and keepers use them regularly as plants to be kept with chameleons. However if you are worried about toxicity I would not place what is know as a somewhat toxic plant with a known plant eating species of chameleon. I would not keep a Veilded Chameleon (Chamaeleo calyptratus) with a Coffee plant. However with regards to other species of chameleons (non plant consuming) I have kept Coffea arabica in my male Orange Eye Calumma parsonii parsonii enclosures for (5+) years without any problems.

Best Regards
Jeremy A. Rich

 

[jamest0o0]

My thoughts exactly^ I don't worry as much about toxic plants(within reason) for non plant eating chameleons. But for a veiled I'd be more careful.