Kevin
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Post by Kevin on Jul 10, 2005 23:32:30 GMT
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Post by ceiron on Jul 10, 2005 23:35:37 GMT
Note: This toxic plant list must be used as a guide at best as there are a number plants on here that are not undisputed regarding snails. Also, snails seem to be able to detect things poisonous to them fairly well. A good example is the Helix apsersa and Cephaea nemoralis in my garden stripping the bark right off a Euphorbia but ignoring the foliage. I also have snails living in and near Privet but they never eat it.
They eay slug pellets though, I hear you say. Well it seems that molluscides are primarly based on metals that are toxic to snails, substances they are unlikely to encounter naturally in sufficient quantities to do them harm. They are in fact able to adapt and cope with small amounts.
paul
here ya go
Toxic Plants ACOCANTHERA fruit and flowers ACONITE (Monkshood) roots, flowers and leaves and seeds AMARYLLIS (A. belladonna) bulbs contain alkaloids, stem, flower parts AMSINCKIA (Tarweed) foliage, seeds ANENOME (Wildflower) whole plant ANGEL TRUMPET TREE (Datura arborra) flowers and leaves APPLE seeds only (if crushed) APRICOT PITS inner seed dangerous ATROPA BELLADONNA all parts, especially black berries AUTUMN CROCUS bulbs AVOCADO foliage AZALEAS all parts are fatal! BALSAM PEAR seeds, outer rind of fruit BANEBERRY (Doll's Eyes) red or white berries, roots and foliage BEACH PEA all BETEL NUT PALM all BELLADONNA all BIRD OF PARADISE foliage, flowers, seeds BITTERSWEET berries BLACK LOCUST bark, sprouts and foliage BLEEDING HEART flower, foliage and roots BLUEBONNETS all BLUE FLAG (Iris) bulbs BLUE-GREEN ALGAE some forms are toxic BLOODROOT all BOTTLEBRUSH flowers BOXWOOD all BUCKEYE HORSE CHESTNUT sprouts and nuts BUCKTHORN fruit, bard BUTTERCUP all CALADIUM all CALLA LILY all CARDINAL FLOWER all CAROLINA JESSAMINE foliage, flowers and sap CASSAVA roots CASTOR BEAN (castor oil) uncooked beans CHALICE VINE (Trumpet vine) all CHERRY bark, twig, leaves, seed pits CHERRY LAUREL foliage and flowers CHINA BERRY TREE berries CHRISTMAS BERRY berries CHRISTMAS CACTUS (Euphorbia) entire plant CHRISTMAS CANDLE sap CHRISTMAS ROSE foliage and flowers COLUMBINE foliage, flowers and seeds COMMON PRIVET foliage and berries CORAL PLANT all parts CROCUS bulbs CROTON foliage, shoot CYCLAMEN foliage, stems and flowers DAFFODIL bulbs, foliage, flowers and pods DAPHNE berries DATURA (Jimson weed) leaves, seeds DEADLY AMANITA all DEADLY NIGHTSHADE foliage, unripe fruit, sprouts DEATH CAMAS all DEATH CAP MUSHROOM all DELPHINIUM all DEIFFENBACHIA (Dumbcane) all DESTROYING ANGEL (Death cap) all DOGWOOD fruit mildly toxic DUMBCANE (Dieffenbachia) all DUTCHMAN'S BREECHES foliage and roots EGGPLANT all but the fruit ELDERBERRY foliage, bark and shoots ELEPHANT EARS (Taro) leaves, stem ENGLISH IVY leaves, berries very poisonous EQUISETUM all EUPHORBIA (spurge(s)) foliage, flowers sap FALSE HELLEBORE all parts FALSE HENBANE all FIDDLENECK (Senecio) all FLY AGARIC (amanita, death cap) all FOUR O'CLOCK all FOXGLOVE leaves, seeds and flowers GELSEMIUM all GHOSTWEED all GOLDEN CHAIN (Laburnum) all HEMLOCK ROOTS (poison & water) all HENBANE all HOLLY, English and American foliage, berries HORSE CHESTNUT all parts HORSETAIL REED (Equisetum)all HYACINTH bulbs, foliage and flowers HYDRANGEA all parts INDIAN TURNIP (Jack-in-the-pulpit) all IMPATIENS (Touch-me-not) all IRIS (Blue flag) all IVY (all forms) foliage, fruit JACK-IN-THE-PULPIT all JASMINE foliage, flowers, sap JASMINE, STAR foliate, flowers JATROPHA seeds, sap JAVA BEAN uncooked bean JERUSALEM CHERRY berries and foliage JESSAMINE berries JIMSON WEED (Thorn apple) foliage, flowers, seed pods JOHNSON GRASS all JUNIPER needles, stems, berries LABURNUM all LAMBKILL (Sheep laurel) all LANTANA CAMARA foliage, flowers, esp. berries LARKSPUR all parts LAUREL all parts LILY OF THE VALLEY all parts, including water LIMA BEAN (java bean) uncooked bean LOBELIA all parts LOCOWEED all LOCUST(S) all LORDS AND LADIES (cuckoopint) all LUPINE esp. seeds, pods foliage MACHINEEL all MARIJUANA all parts MAY APPLE all MESCAL (BEAN) seed; all parts may be toxic MILKWEED foliage MISTLETOE foliage and berries MOCCASIN FLOWER foliage, flowers MOCK ORANGE fruit MONKSHOOD entire plant, including roots MOODSEED berries MORNING GLORY all MOUNTAIN LAUREL young leaves, shoots MUSHROOMS (some wild forms) caps, stems NARCISSUS (Paper-white) bulbs, flowers NATAL CHERRY berries, foliage NECTARINE SEED inner pit only NICOTINE (tree, bush, flowering) foliage, flowers NIGHTSHADES all parts, esp. unripe fruit OAK TREES acorn, foliage OLEANDER all PEACH PIT inner seed PEAR seeds PENNYROYAL foliage, flowers PEONY foliage, flowers PERIWINKLE all PHILODENDRON (some species) all parts PINKS all PLUMS foliage, inner seed POINSETTIA leaves, flowers and sap POISON HEMLOCK foliage, seeds POISON IVY foliage, fruit, sap POISON OAK foliage, fruit, sap POISON SUMAC foliage, fruit, sap POKEWOOD / POKECHERRY roots, fruits POPPY (except California) all POTATO eyes, shoots, raw foliage RIVET all REDWOOD resinoids, leached wet wood RHODODENDRON all parts are fatal! RHUBARB foliage, uncooked stems ROSARY PEAS foliage, flowers, pods ROSEMARY foliage in some species RUSSIAN THISTLE foliage, flowers SAGE foliage in some species SALMONBERRY foliage, fruit SCARLET PIMPERNEL foliage, flowers, fruit SCOTCH BROOM seeds SENECIO ("fiddle neck") all SKUNK CABBAGE all SNAPDRAGON foliage, flowers SNOWDROP all SNOW-ON-THE-MOUNTAIN (Ghostweed) all SPANISH BAYONET foliage, flowers STAR JASMINE foliage, flowers SQUIRREL CORN foliage, flowers, seeds SUDAN GRASS all STAR OF BETHLEHEM foliage, flowers SUNDEW foliage SWEET PEA stemps, seeds and fruit TANSY foliage, flowers TARO (Elephant ears) foliage TARWEED foliage, seeds THORN APPLE flowers, foliage, pods TIGER LILY foliage, flowers, seed pods TOAD FLAX foliage TOBACCO leaves TOMATO PLANT foliage, vines TOUCH-ME-NOT all TOYON BERRY berries TREE OF HEAVEN foliage and flowering parts TRILLIUM foliage TRUMPET VINE all TULIP all VENUS FLYTRAP all VERBENA foliage, flowers VETCH (several forms) seeds and pods VIRGINIA CREEPER sap, foliage, seed pods WATER HEMLOCK roots, foliage WILDFLOWER leaves, flowers WILD PARSNIP underground roots, foliage WISTERIA all YAM BEAN roots, immature pods YELLO STAR THISTLE foliage, flowers YEW (all varieties) foliage, needles, seeds
Non-Toxic Plants ABELIA (Abelia grandiflora) AFRICAN VIOLET (Saintpaulia ionantha) SWEET ALYSSUM (Allyssum sp.) ASPERAGUS FERN (Asperagus setaceus plumosus) ASTER (Aster sp.) BABY TEARS (Helxine soleirolii) BIRD'S NEST FERN (Asplenium nidus) BOSTON FERN (Nephrolepsis exalta) BOTTLE BRUSH (Callistemom sp.) BOUGANVlLLEA (Bouganvillea sp.) BRlDAL VElL (Tripogandra multiflora) BROMELIADS (Aechmea; Bilbergia; Cryptanthus; Vriesia, etc.) CACTUS, SPINELESS (Astrophytum) CAMELLIA (Camellia japonica) COLEUS (Coleus sp.) CORN PLANT (Dracaena fragrans) CREEPING CHARLIE (Pilea nummulariifolia)* CROTON (Codiaeum SP.) DRACAENA (Dracaena SP.) EMERALD RIPPLE (Peperomia caperata) EUGENIA (Eugenia sp.) FICUS TREE FUSCHIA (Fuschia) GERANIUM (Pelargonium sp.) HEN AND CHICKS SUCCULENT (Echeveria imbricata) HIBISCUS (Hibiscus rosa-sinensis) HOYA (Hoya exotica) ICEPLANT (Mesembryanthemum crystallinum) IMPATIENS (Impatiens) JADE PLANT (Crassula argentea) JAPANESE ARALIA (Fatsia japonica) JASMINE (Jasrninum officinale; J. grandiflorum) LAVENDER (Lavandula officinalis) MARIGOLD (Calendula offcinalis) MONKEY PLANT (Ruellia makoyana) MOTHER OF PEARL (Graptopetalum paraguayense) NATAL PLUM (Carissa grandiflora) PAINTED NETTLE (Coleus) PALMS (Areca sp.) PAMPAS GRASS (Cortaderia selloana) PARLOR PALM (Chamaedorea elegans) PEPEROMIA (Peperomia caperata) PETUNIA (Petunia) PHOENIX (Phoenix roebelenii) PIGGYBACK PLANT (Tolmiea menziesii) PILEA (Pilea sp.) PINK POLKA-DOT PLANT (Hypoestes sanguinolenta) PONYTAIL PLANT (Beaucarnea recurvata) PRAYER PLANT (Maranta leuconeura) PURPLE PASSION; PURPLE VELVET (Gynura aurantiaca) SPIDER PLANT (Chlorophytum comosum) STAGHORN FERN (Platycerium bifurcatum) SWEDISH IVY (Plectranthus australis) TREE MALLOW (Lavatera assurgentiflora) UMBRELLA PLANT (Eriogonum umbrellum)
Edible Plants ALFALFA Hay BURDOCK CLOVER leaves, stems DANDELION leaves, flowerhead FICUS (F. BENJAMINA) leaves GERANIUMS flowers, leaves GRAPES (NOT GRAPE IVYS) leaves, fruit HIBISCUS flowers, leaves LAMBS QUARTERS leaves MALLOW young leaves NASTURTIUM flowers, leaves PEAVINE (NOT SWEETPEA) leaves POTHOS leaves* ROSES petals SPIDER PLANT leaves SPLIT-LEAF PHILODENDRON (MONSTERA) leaves - known safe for P.T. skinks* VIOLETS (NOT AFRICAN VIOLETS) flowers, leaves - known safe for torts WANDERING JEW (ZEBRINA SPP) leaves
* High in oxalic acid - pothos may be offered to iguanas only in moderation; many species of philodendron are extremely high in oxalates and so should be avoided. A lot of people get pothos and philodendron confused, so if you don't know and you are plant shopping, shop at a nursery where folks know their plants. NON_TOXIC PLANTS -- This list appears in Iguanas: A Guide To Their Biology And Captive Care by Fredric L. Frye, DVM. He credits (among others) the following sources: International Turtle and Tortoise Journal, San Diego Poison Information Center (UCSD), Sa
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Post by ceiron on Jul 10, 2005 23:40:59 GMT
Billbergia nutans, first link is toxic so no.
DICKSONIA ANTARTICA, second lkink also appears to be toxic. so no.
sorry.
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Post by ceiron on Jul 10, 2005 23:41:28 GMT
pmsl laughing at the swear filter,
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Kevin
Archachatina dimidiata
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Post by Kevin on Jul 10, 2005 23:51:07 GMT
Woah....Really invaluable list! thanks a lot! I wont get either of them plants I linked too....And i'll refer to it each time I see a plant I consider getting for the snails (and slugs) housing....Ive seen African Violet on ebay, notice they're non-toxic, think I'll have a second look at them
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Post by ceiron on Jul 10, 2005 23:57:10 GMT
if theres soemthign not on the lsit, jsut ask, got a few links and stuff i can consult fro you, save you trawling them.
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Arno
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Post by Arno on Jul 11, 2005 18:21:11 GMT
Don't forget good old Ivy,a very useful plant........
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Arno
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Post by Arno on Jul 11, 2005 19:45:03 GMT
Forget that,i just noticed it in the list of poisenous plants....although I have never seen a snail eating Ivy
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Post by Paul on Jul 11, 2005 19:48:09 GMT
Snails ate some Crassula ovata I had temporarily outside, which are poisonous to humans but they didn't suffer. They are African plants. I'd say there are many that are poisonous that they could eat. But also, more importantly wild snails must encounter lots of plants they won't eat.
Like you said Arno, Ivy is poisonous but they didn't eat any. Animals have a remarkable ability to know what they are eating. When you let a rabbit run freely in your garden, they have loads of poisonous ones to choose from but they don't eat them. The chances are, if you get a non-poisonous one, they'll ravage it.
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Post by bookitten on Jul 17, 2005 11:24:16 GMT
Like you said Arno, Ivy is poisonous but they didn't eat any. Animals have a remarkable ability to know what they are eating. yeah. unlike us humans! we see something tasty and - ooo yum. next day we have terrible stomach ache.
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Post by section8angel on Sept 15, 2005 21:16:15 GMT
Just wanted to say thanks for this list!! I've been wondering what else they could eat. All I knew for sure was dandelion and clover lol. Don't know about the Nasturtiums though.. I find them too tasty to share
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Post by sezzy5889 on Sept 16, 2005 8:42:02 GMT
I have an ivy bush in my back garden, well every snail in the garden lives there and when it rains they all come out and eat the dead leaves
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Post by Parkdufa on Sept 25, 2005 1:10:12 GMT
hoya ;D one of my friends mom have the whole house filled with hoyas...
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Post by snailywaily on Jan 2, 2006 10:51:43 GMT
So...... can snails eat Ivy safely?
I feed it to my Stick Insects and they love it so it obviously isnt poisonous to all creatures.
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teresa
Achatina fulica
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Post by teresa on Mar 17, 2006 20:51:09 GMT
can giant land snails eat hosta as the garden snails seem to love it in my garden
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Arno
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Post by Arno on Mar 17, 2006 20:54:58 GMT
I don't see why not,just make sure it hasn't been sprayed with any pesticides.
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teresa
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Post by teresa on Mar 17, 2006 21:08:36 GMT
no i dont spray anything it is in my garden thanks
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