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i have a arrowhead ivy and a devils backbone...both of these are toxic to cats and such if eaten but will it harm a frog to sit on them? They are going into dart or mantella tanks

This website http://wellness.ucdavis.edu/safety_info/poison_prevention/take_care_with_plants/toxicity_of_plants.html
lists the following plants as toxic to humans and animals:

Arrowhead Vine (Syngonium podophyllum) 2
Devil's Ivy (Epipremnum aureum) 2.

Other plant websites:
http://www.calpoison.org/public/plants-safe.html
http://www.cfainc.org/articles/plants-non-toxic.html
http://plantsdatabase.com/
http://www.petwork.com/non-toxic_plants.html
http://www.vet.purdue.edu/depts/addl/toxic/bytox1.htm

Hope this helps.

Debra and...

2 Phyllomedusa hypochondrialis - Freddy and Jason
1 Phyllomedusa sauvagei - Pedro
1 Bufo Variegatus - Jingles
2 Melanophryniscus stelzneri - Frick and Frack
2 Phrynomerus microps - Sonny and Cher
1 Ceratophrys ornata - Cornelius
2 Bombina orientalis - Charlie and Linus
1 Bufo viridis - Tommy Toad
2 Scaphiophryne marmorata - Dorothy and Toto

i know they are toxic if eaten...the question is would a frog sitting on them be able to take up the toxins or does it need to be ingested?

I am no biologist. The website says: " Oxalates: The juice or sap of these plants contains microscopic oxalate crystals. Oxalate crystals are shaped like tiny needles. Chewing these plants may resultin pain and irritation of the mouth, lips and tongue." Since amphibians absorb substances through their skin, I would assume they would be irritated by the needle-like crystals in the sap. Any biologists out there?

i have Devil's Ivy in my viv and know a few more people that have it in there viv`s with no bad effect to the frogs hop this helps

You will be ok with either plant. I use both of them in tanks all the time.

Melis
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