Plants?

[danny_cham]

Hello! Been a while since I’ve been in here.

I was recently given a plant but I have no idea what kind it is and google hasn’t been much help.

Any idea what this is and if it’s reptile safe?

 

[Thatcher]

It's a Hoya carnosa plant! Looking it up rn

 

[Thatcher]

Looking over a thread from 2015 it looks to be safe! I'm going to tag some other people to double check! @MissSkittles @Beman @kinyonga

 

[danny_cham]

I just want to be sure. I’m putting together an enclosure for a crested gecko and wanted to be sure it wasn’t toxic before I put it in there!

 

[Thatcher]

I just want to be sure. I’m putting together an enclosure for a crested gecko and wanted to be sure it wasn’t toxic before I put it in there!

That's awesome!

 

[ItsMike64]

Hi!!

Thatcher is correct, that is indeed a Hoya Carnosa. I have seen a few people say they keep Hoya in their cages, I’ll refer you to this image of another post about the same topic, likely the one Thatcher looked at.

If you have a plant eater, I’d probably steer clear, and honestly, there are much better, more fast growing plants that would be more suitable to a reptile. As the post I am referring to states, and having quite a bit of experience with Hoya as houseplants, they will get overwatered very fast and will die. A pothos or philodendron would be much better for a vivarium. You DO, however, have a beautiful plant that you could just put on a table with bright indirect sunlight, water once a week, and see some of the coolest flowers on earth bloom!

 

[Beman]

Sorry I am not much help here... I have a Veiled so my plant knowledge for chams is almost exclusively based on what Chameleon Academy recommends.

 

[ItsMike64]

Yeah if I had a veiled I would not use a Hoya and would definitely adhere to chameleon academy plant list. Panthers give a bit more leeway haha

 

[danny_cham]

Yeah if I had a veiled I would not use a Hoya and would definitely adhere to chameleon academy plant list. Panthers give a bit more leeway haha

It’s going to be for a crested gecko so I’m not super concerned about it eating the plants.
I do have a panther though. So if it does end up in his enclosure instead I’m not too concerned about that either! I’ve never noticed him munching on his plants