Safe Plant

[Chamillonaire]

Is a Spathiphyllum plant safe foe a Panther Chameleons

 

[KaijuVeiled]

I would say no, all the plants in the Aroid family have oxalic acid crystals in their tissues that cause an immediate burning sensation when eaten. Although Spathiphyllum plants don't present very many of these crystals, I wouldn't recommend it.

 

[Pharaoh2015]

I usually go to this site to check
http://www.flchams.com/safe_plant_list.asp

 

[Chamillonaire]

ok, thanks for the inf

 

[jajeanpierre]

I would say no, all the plants in the Aroid family have oxalic acid crystals in their tissues that cause an immediate burning sensation when eaten. Although Spathiphyllum plants don't present very many of these crystals, I wouldn't recommend it.

It has the same toxic compound that Pothos has in it. I do not understand why people on chameleon lists think Pothos is a safe plant.

 

[WashingtonCham]

It has the same toxic compound that Pothos has in it. I do not understand why people on chameleon lists think Pothos is a safe plant.

Because there has never been any indication that chameleons get sick from them . Even veileds that eat them. Anyone who has question about this Listen to the chameleon breeder podcast episode 30 somethin he goes into great detail about how something that’s poisonous to us or other animals may be fine for our chams.

 

[jamest0o0]

Because there has never been any indication that chameleons get sick from them . Even veileds that eat them. Anyone who has question about this Listen to the chameleon breeder podcast episode 30 somethin he goes into great detail about how something that’s poisonous to us or other animals may be fine for our chams.

Any damage from pothos would be longterm and would be near impossible for the average keeper to know the cause. Oxalates(what pothos have) can cause many problems. And we do have many people with veileds that have issues pop up seemingly out of nowhere.

And btw man, are you on a mission to bump as many old threads as possible lol?

 

[WashingtonCham]

Any damage from pothos would be longterm and would be near impossible for the average keeper to know the cause. Oxalates(what pothos have) can cause many problems. And we do have many people with veileds that have issues pop up seemingly out of nowhere.

And btw man, are you on a mission to bump as many old threads as possible lol?

Don’t even pay attention to the date just the information. why the date is so important to people is beyond me, regardless of if your issue is from 5 years ago or now it could still help someone now. I’m not telling you your wrong just from the research I’ve done your the first one I’ve heard see negative effects because how are you supposed to know that the plant did it and not something else? I think that’s the main issue is that there is no solid study’s on it and most have no issues.

 

[jamest0o0]

Don’t even pay attention to the date just the information. why the date is so important to people is beyond me, regardless of if your issue is from 5 years ago or now it could still help someone now. I’m not telling you your wrong just from the research I’ve done your the first one I’ve heard see negative effects because how are you supposed to know that the plant did it and not something else? I think that’s the main issue is that there is no solid study’s on it and most have no issues.

Go ahead and bump them all day, just looks goofy you're replying to people that havent posted in years. I'm trying to help you get answers rather than talk to walls lol. Do some research on the effects of oxalates, a simple Google search can bring it up. And no where did I say pothos certainly cause problems. Most people just take pothos as safe, but what proof is there that they are? When, if they did cause problems, we wouldn't know for sure what caused it. They would show up as gout-like symptoms, MBD, digestive distress, etc later on in life. I'm not fearmongering over pothos, many people have used them, including myself. I have multiple toxic plants in my enclosure and chameleons live in the wild around all kinds of toxic plants and insects. I'm just saying, taking it as a given that they're safe may not be the right choice. And BTW jajeanpierre (person you're responding to) is one of the most successful keepers on this site and knows a good deal more than most people you'll ever come across.