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GilaTequila

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So I made this list of plants I liked the look of from a list posted in the plant sticky above. After spending like 20 min looking each of them up to see what they look like and making a list of the ones I like I saw a post on the next page saying that some of those on the list where bad and the list in general was not the best.

Here is what I am looking at taking to the plant store with me. Which ones are a bad idea either due to being bad for the chameleon or not working will in this environment. I have a young male veiled and am about to set up a 24" by 24" by 48" cage and will soon get an auto mister. I really like ferns but also saw some posts saying the ferns in this list are not all safe. I have a staghorn fern already that I would really like to put in the new cage. Thanks in advance for any help!

amazonian vines (Cissus amazonica) Cissus antarctica
ASPARAGUS FERN (Asparagus plumosus or A. setaceus)
ASTER flowers
BABY'S TEARS (Helxine soleirolii)
BENJAMINA also FICUS also WEEPING FIG (Ficus benjamina)
BIRD'S NEST FERN (Asplenium nidus)
BOUGAINVILLEA (Bougainvillea glabra) flowers
CAMELLIA (Camellia japonica) flowers
CAST-IRON PLANT (Aspidistra elatior)
Hibiscus rosasinensis flower
CISSUS also KANGAROO VINE also GRAPE IVY (Cissus antarctica)
COLEUS (Coleus blumei) bright folige
staghorn fern
CUT-LEAF PHILODENDRON also SPLIT-LEAF PHILODENDRON (Monstera deliciosa)
GARDENIA (Gardenia jasminoides) flowers
GLOXINIA (Sinningia speciosa hybrids) flowers
GOLD-DUST DRACAENA (Dracaena godseffiana)
HOYA also WAX PLANT (Hoya carnosa) flowers
IMPATIENS also PATIENCE PLANT (Impatiens sultanii or Impatiens wallerana) flowers
JAPANESE ARALIA (Fatsia japonica)
JASMINE (Jasmine officinale grandiflorum)
LILAC (Syringa)
MAIDENHAIR FERN (Adiantum pedatum)
NASTURTIUM (Tropaeolum majus)
NORFOLK ISLAND PINE (Araucaria heterophylla)
PASSIONFLOWER (Passiflora caerulea) flower
PETUNIA (Petunia hybrida) flower
PIGGYBACK PLANT (Tolmiea menziesii)
PURPLE PASSION also PURPLE VELVET also VELVET PLANT (Gynura aurantiaca)
SENSITIVE PLANT (Mimosa pudica) flower
SPIDER PLANT (Chlorophytum comosum vittatum)
SQUIRREL'S-FOOT FERN (Davallia trichomanoides or Davallia bullata)
SWORD FERN (Polystichum munitum)
UMBRELLA PLANT (Schefflera arboricola)
WANDERING JEW (Zebrina pendula)
ZEBRA PLANT (Aphelandra squarrosa) flower high light humidity
 
Just stick with
Ficus benjamina - "weeping fig"
Schefflera arboricola - "dwarf schefflera"
Epipremium aureum - "pothos"

These are the tried and true plants for Cham keepers. Most of the other plants on your list are unsuitable for growing in an animal environment; you will save yourself lots of money and frustration by starting with the basics.
 
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