Live plant for a snake cage

[daddy and son]

Thats why I went with philodendron. It grows in water (no dirt needed) and isn't toxic unless the leaves themselves are ingested (eating the leaves can cause mild irritation of the throat). Since I've never seen a snake strike a plant, I doubt there's much problem there.

[youngster]

Originally Posted by daddy and son

Thats why I went with philodendron. It grows in water (no dirt needed) and isn't toxic unless the leaves themselves are ingested (eating the leaves can cause mild irritation of the throat). Since I've never seen a snake strike a plant, I doubt there's much problem there.

My beardie tries to eat the fake plant in his tank. I took it out cause 1. He's from the desert and 2. It was distracting him from the actual food :P But beardies are omnivores so yeah snakes are good.

[takagari]

i had to remove a plastic leaf from my ij's throat... so they can strike them

[ilovemypets1988]

its not so much striking the plant, its the plant getting in the way of there normal feeding, ingesting leaves aint the only problem, its when a leaf splits for some reason, releasing the liquid and then the snake licking the split in the leaf. the liquid released from the split goes into the snakes mouth and then into the blood stream and so on

[lady_bug87]

Originally Posted by ilovemypets1988

be for warned, english ivy has a liquid in its leave that will kill a snake in ingested, its basically arsenic to snakes so please be careful using that stuff

OMG thanks for the heads-up, the supplier I got her from said he has it in all his enclosures and I assumed it was safe! I think I better take it out and put something safer in there.

[ilovemypets1988]

Originally Posted by lady_bug87

OMG thanks for the heads-up, the supplier I got her from said he has it in all his enclosures and I assumed it was safe! I think I better take it out and put something safer in there.

your very much welcome. try some of the bromeliad or orchid family, there fairly strong and will look amazing too