What plants are safe for my crested?

[crestedpmonay]

I currently have a male crested that is a year old. He's lived with fake plants his whole life and now I've been thinking that I really want to turn his home in to a more "natural" place with real plants. I have no idea what I would need for dirt/what would be safe for him but I just want to get some real plants in his home and get rid of the fake ones. The cage is a 12x12x18.

 

[thehotchik1000]

Bamboo, pothos, baby tears, spider plant, palms, dracaena, bromeliads... That's just a few to start with. I have a list of non toxics around here somewhere.


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[norea]

money plant

 

[MeiK]

List of Gecko Appropriate Plants

Hopefully that helps. There are endless amounts of "safe" plants, but the list for non-toxic, vivarium sized plants that will actually take the abuse given by crested geckos is much shorter.

If you aren't looking to build a true vivarium and just wanted to use potted plants - a safe, cheap, & effective soil mixture is milled sphagnum, coconut fiber, and orchid bark. (All available online or at your local pet place) It also doubles as a nice egg laying media for them. With the different textures - you can see when they've been digging.

If you DID want to build a true vivarium:
Vivarium Construction 101

Hope this helps!

 

[Douceboyz]

Most plants are toxic but only if ingested. If its a tough plant then you have nothing to worry about. What you want to stay away from are plants that release sap as the sap can be easily mistaken for CGD and ingested. I use ZZ plants, chinese evergreens, and snake plants. But I would suggest Bromeliads as they work and look great and are in no means toxic in any way.