Indoor Plants...

[Kioka]

I am looking through the forum, and I don't see any posts asking about this or addressing this. I know there are lists of iguana and chameleon-safe plants out there, but have anyone actually kept live plants with their BTS or trust them while free-roaming?

I just realized this when I started watering my plants today, what kind of plants can be trusted with the Blueys? I had babysat a small monitor one time, and it just completely destroyed every plant I had, even my poor 5-years old Weeping Fig; it snapped it in half by climbing on it before I was able to pick her up again. I definately learned to relocate fragile plants after that experience.

I am just thinking about this since there were a few posts on forums about Blueys climbing on things.

[SailleSkinklover]

This brings me to a question sort of relating to this:
I saw on the caresheets that certain types of flowers are edible for Skinks. Has anybody ever tried feeding day lilies and/or geraniums or any other lizard-friendly-edible flowers? I'm thinking it'd be so fun to plant things in the garden for Chuff to explore! Any ideas besides wild organic dandelions?

[Leigh]

I let mine do the garden thing and hes not interested in plants for food, just likes stones and snails even the dandilions dont get a second glance. I asked about living plants in the tank when I first came here, and decided against it when Lea pointed out about the humidity.

[AneesasMuse]

Both day lilies and geraniums are inedible for all the herps I can think of... I wouldn't feed them. My gang likes.. and these are safe/edible... hibiscus, nasturtium, violas, rose petals and dandelion. I believe there may be a few more, but I am not familiar with them and don't have them in my gardens.

As for live plants in the viv, I would think anything that is strong enough to support the weight of your Bluey and is non-toxic... but the trouble is finding one that is sturdy enough to support their weight. You don't want them to fall.

[Kioka]

It just that my mammalian pets know better not to mess with my plants; I am just not sure about the herptile pets. I know that I will either be giving away my English Ivy or chuck it since it's toxic to reptiles, and we don't want no Bluey eating it... do we?

I think my Aloes and Hens and Chicks will be safe since they are sturdy and ground-hugging, and they are safe for reptiles to eat. However I could be wrong, considering how a 10" monitor managed to flatten them; they survived and thrived afterward though. It is just some of my bigger ones like the ficus and draceana, I don't know if a Blue will try and climb them or not. Some people say they will, others say they won't.

[Leigh]

It just that my mammalian pets know better not to mess with my plants; I am just not sure about the herptile pets. I know that I will either be giving away my English Ivy or chuck it since it's toxic to reptiles, and we don't want no Bluey eating it... do we?

I think my Aloes and Hens and Chicks will be safe since they are sturdy and ground-hugging, and they are safe for reptiles to eat. However I could be wrong, considering how a 10" monitor managed to flatten them; they survived and thrived afterward though. It is just some of my bigger ones like the ficus and draceana, I don't know if a Blue will try and climb them or not. Some people say they will, others say they won't.

Thats because some Blueys will and some wont