Possible toxic plant

[Pascal 2012]

I recently bought a plant from my local Lowes and all it said was schefflera and now I am being told it may be toxic. My chameleon doesn't eat plant he only drinks from the leaves should it still be removed. the plant can be seen here https://www.chameleonforums.com/finished-cage-some-questions-104491/

 

[Carlton]

I recently bought a plant from my local Lowes and all it said was schefflera and now I am being told it may be toxic. My chameleon doesn't eat plant he only drinks from the leaves should it still be removed. the plant can be seen here https://www.chameleonforums.com/finished-cage-some-questions-104491/

AFAIK the most common Schefflera found in those big box stores is S. arboricola. Many keepers use them with no problems. If you were housing a known herbivorous herp I wouldn't use it. For a cham that doesn't or might very rarely chew on a leaf I wouldn't worry about it. Who told you it was toxic and to what sort of creature?

 

[Pascal 2012]

It was crocky and this is what they said

Pics of you enclosure look great. Wow, that is a lot of light! What size enclosure is that?
Just a note, it looks like you have a schefflera actinophylla, these are not on the plant safe list. It is the schefflera arboricola that is smaller leafed that is on the safe plant list. Just wanted to give you a heads up. Love the horizontal highways

 

[crocky]

I mentioned it because it is not on any of the plant safe list and I was told when I was looking to not get the larger leaf variety ( actinophylla ) as it is more toxic. Just passing on info

 

[Pascal 2012]

I know and thank you! I'm just trying to figure out what to do because I'm out looking now and there is no other schefflera or plant with enough foliage.

 

[vgaines]

Just wanted to say you might want to check out a mom and pop owned garden center. I went this weekend to a local family owned garden center with my Safe Plant list from FLChams in hand. They did not have the Passion Flower plant I wanted but they looked it up on line and put my name and phone number and the name of the one I wanted on a request list. It may cost a little more at a family owned business but at least I will know I will have a safe plant in my enclosure.. Just my opinion

 

[Pascal 2012]

Okay I want to thank everyone for their help, I spent today going to different plant stores and looking for something nice. I came across the schefflera gold capella. It worked the way I wanted it to and here is the picture of the enclosure with it.