safe houseplants?

[Rex]

I want to get some houseplants. Is there a list anywhere for safe to nibble on plants, or suggestions for favorites? Are spider plants safe?

[RabbitPam]

Found it.

The House Rabbit Society website linked to this article:

http://www.sandiegorabbits.org/health/poisonous.html

Copied it here. Check out the ASPCA list as well. Also, please note that artificial materials, such as plastic, or live wires and cords, are as hazardous to a nibbling bunny as a plant.

Poisonous Plants

Also visit the ASPCA’s Toxic Plant List It is difficult to create a list of poisonous plants. While some plants are outright toxic to anyone who eats or comes in contact with the plant (Jimson Weed, nightshade), others may cause a reaction in some but not in others. The following is a listing of plants normally thought to be poisonous. The list is not complete. People should not eat plants not grown as food crops. Children should be taught never to eat non-food crop plants. And you should restrict your pets’ access to questionable plants. Poisonous plants vary between animals. Don’t assume that since a bird, squirrel or pig ate a plant with no problems, others (human or rabbit) can do the same. Unless otherwise stated, consider all parts of the plant poisonous. Never hesitate to seek medical aid if you think a person or animal has ingested a poisonous substance. Agave (leaves) Amaryllis (bulbs) Apple (seeds) Azalea Bird of Paradise (seeds) Bloodroot Buttercup (leaves) Black Locust (seeds) Boxwood (leaves/twigs) Buckeye (seeds) Buckthorn (berries) Caladium Calla (rhizome) Castor Bean (seed) Christmas Rose Cone Flower Crown of Thorns Daffodil Daphne Delphinium Dumbcane (Dieffenbachia) Eggplant (plant) Elderberry (unripe berries) Elephant Ear Flowering Tobacco Foxglove Holly (berries) Horsechestnut (nuts) Hyacinth Iris Ivy, Boston & English (berries) Jack-in-the-Pulpit Jerusalem Cherry Jimson Weed Jonquil Lantana Larkspur Lily-of-the-Valley Lupine Mayapple Mistletoe (berries) Morning Glory (seeds) Mustard (root) Narcissus Nicotiana Nightshade Oleander Philodendron Poison Hemlock Poison Ivy Potato (green) Privet (berries) Ranunculus Rhododendron Rhubarb (leaf blade) Rosary Pea (seed) Snow-on-the-Mountain Sweet Pea (seeds) Sweet Potato Skunk Cabbage Tansy Tomato (leaves) Tulip Virginia Creeper (berries) Water Hemlock Wisteria (seeds/pods) Yew (berries) Compiled by the University of Illinois’ College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences. Reprinted with permission. Copyright 1995 by the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois.

[Rex]

Yay, thanks! I wasn’t finding it when I looked. . And not to worry about cords, our furniture was all purchased only after answering the following question: Will the rabbit be able to squeeze around/under to eat cords? Yeah, the bunny basically controlled the furniture choices we made, and our new house has lights in the ceiling in every room to cut down on lamp cords.

[Rex]

Yikes, my phone browser went crazy! How do I delete duplicate posts?

Yay, thanks! I wasn’t finding it when I looked. . And not to worry about cords, our furniture was all purchased only after answering the following question: Will the rabbit be able to squeeze around/under to eat cords? Yeah, the bunny basically controlled the furniture choices we made, and our new house has lights in the ceiling in every room to cut down on lamp cords.

[Rex]

Sorry… Duplicated post from my crazy phone that went in and out of coverage and apparently submitted a mulluon times for me :o. Yay, thanks! I wasn’t finding it when I looked. . And not to worry about cords, our furniture was all purchased only after answering the following question: Will the rabbit be able to squeeze around/under to eat cords? Yeah, the bunny basically controlled the furniture choices we made, and our new house has lights in the ceiling in every room to cut down on lamp cords.

[BinkyBunny]

I know that I have to watch out that our ficus tree in the foyer doesn’t shed too many leaves as the leaves can cause digestive upset. 

The book we sell in our store “The House Rabbit Handbook” has an great extensive guide of toxic plants and their levels of toxicity.

We also have a few more lists from our Resource Section  then scroll down to Toxic Plants. 

I also love house plants.  We have about 11 around the house, however, they are up on shelves or on plant stands or in hanging planters.  We have gotten creative too to get plants up off the ground but also look nice.  For example, we have one plant up on a little decorative suitcase thing.  I know some bunnies would chew on that part too so you have to decide what you can place in a bunny chompers way. 

There are some exceptions, like we have two big plants that have to be on the ground or they would hit the ceiling: a ficus tree and some tall cactus. (official name: Some tall cactus. LOL)  However, the planters are very big and hard to get up on.  If I had a determined bunny, I would put some sort of fine netting around the bottom part if I had to.  

I do have to watch though that the ficus tree does not shed leaves. We have to be sure to keep it watered to prevent that. 

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