Moth balls

[Chameleonguy8706]

I have a plant that recently had moth balls in it and I was wondering if it was safe to put it with my chameleon

 

[PoseidonTheChameleon]

chameleons can eat plants so no I wouldnt put moth balls in your enclosure if that's what your asking.

 

[Chameleonguy8706]

chameleons can eat plants so no I wouldnt put moth balls in your enclosure if that's what your asking.

What if I took them out and then washed the plant thoroughly

 

[PoseidonTheChameleon]

What if I took them out and then washed the plant thoroughly

I wouldnt see why not but I dont want to tell you yeah it will be fine, you know?

 

[Pickle-cham]

Moth balls as in pesticide? Absolutely not pesticide free soil only preferably organic.

 

[Klyde O'Scope]

I have a plant that recently had moth balls in it and I was wondering if it was safe to put it with my chameleon

Mothballs are an insecticide. Is that what you want in the enclosure?
Personally, I would not, especially if you can sill smell any remnant of the mothballs.
I'd just bite the bullet and replace the soil with fresh.

 

[Mrjamwin]

Moth balls as in pesticide? Absolutely not pesticide free soil only preferably organic.

What other kind of moth balls are you thinking about?

 

[Klyde O'Scope]

That's the difference between mothballs and moth balls.

 

[PoseidonTheChameleon]

Moth balls as in pesticide? Absolutely not pesticide free soil only preferably organic.

Oh I wasnt thinking a pesticide, I thought it was just a repellent

 

[Klyde O'Scope]

IIRC, mothballs are both. Moth balls, however, are not

 

[Ruchris]

If they are the White Moth Balls that you put in Cupboard with your clothes to kill Fishmoths please throw those Plants away. It is highly toxic and I have been told not to use them, I don't think you can buy them anymore!

 

[JacksJill]

@Klyde O'Scope you mean mothballs used to get rid of moths vs moth balls used to tell boy moths from girl moths?

 

[Klyde O'Scope]

@Klyde O'Scope you mean mothballs used to get rid of moths vs moth balls used to tell boy moths from girl moths?

BINGO! With my eyes, I wouldn't want to be the one trying to find them on a moth.

If they are the White Moth Balls that you put in Cupboard with your clothes to kill Fishmoths please throw those Plants away. It is highly toxic and I have been told not to use them, I don't think you can buy them anymore!

If you mean mothballs, they're available in many places—Amazon, Big Lots, Tractor Supply, Home Despot, Lowes, Walmart, Ebay, Etsy, Dollar Tree, CVS... just to name a few.

If you mean moth balls... I'm not sure they'll kill anything.

 

[Pickle-cham]

What other kind of moth balls are you thinking about?

@Klyde O'Scope you mean mothballs used to get rid of moths vs moth balls used to tell boy moths from girl moths?

Theres Another moth ball in the expression to moth ball a project or business. For instance due to a drop in demand the company mothballed the factory

 

[Klyde O'Scope]

Theres Another moth ball in the expression to moth ball a project or business. For instance due to a drop in demand the company mothballed the factory

That's another definition of mothball—not moth ball.
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mothball

I thought it might be a case of UK vs American, but it's the same in the OED.

 

[Mrjamwin]

All I know is that in the mind of this immature 52 year old all I can remember is a joke that I told as a kid. I would ask friends "Have you ever smelled moth balls before?"

 

[Klyde O'Scope]

All I know is that in the mind of this immature 52 year old all I can remember is a joke that I told as a kid. I would ask friends "Have you ever smelled moth balls before?"

South Park: Season 13, Episode 5 — Fishsticks.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fishsticks_(South_Park)