deeooogee

I wanted to buy a ficus plant for my Veiled Chameleon. The pet stores do
not carry them and then I found one at a local flower shop. Will the
chemicals hurt my chameleon? Can you flush the plant and still use it? If
not were do you all buy them? Is there an online source?

TIA
...DeeOooGee

jenn

I wouldn't buy one from a florist because their stock is usually full of
pesticides. We get ours from Home Depot or Lowe's, then rinse the
entire plant with a hose outside and flush a lot of water through the
soil. Let the plant sit in a warm room for a few days to recover, then
put it in the cage. We haven't had any problems with doing it this way.
(And we go through the plants a lot....)

Jennifer

justin

I'd reconsider, to be honest... We used a ficus for our veiled and the
little buggar had it trashed in under a month... We have since switched
to 2 varieties of pothos and a chinese evergreen. Additionally, the
ficus trees put out an irritating sap when damaged. While I don't think
it is dangerous, it is an irritant (itches) that your cham probably will
not like.

In our setup, we have an automated mister, spraying water for 1-2
minutes several times per day onto the plants. Because they are water
lovers, the plants are thiving, and Frasier happily cruises through them
on a very regular basis!

Cheers!

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cindy

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Frasier -- what a great name for a chameleon!

Cindy

justin

Yep; with his grumpy frowny pouty face, he looks like a green scaly
Kelsey Grammar. And he's about as goofy, too...

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