Australian trees inside enclosures

[stuart73]

I know this isnt ideal question without pictures, but untill bro gets home i cant upload any pics.
Basically next door neighbor has a really tall tree, thats supposedly australian, and one of the tallest trees in oz.

The branches arent really thick and chunky, but solid, loads of greenery on the branches, green small vines run off the wood branch, where loads of green smallish leaves are attatched.

the bark is smooth, in the past ive peeled a really thin peice off the branch. The wood has a slight red look to it, its not tall and grown outwards too, has stayed quite slim, but massivly tall, and has grown extremly quick.

The previous bloke that lived there planted it. i asked him what it was, he reckoned its the tallest tree in ozz, or one of, and the quickest growing. Smells quite nice actually...I know CEDAR is Poisonous to snakes, i need to know if this tree is cedar as i thought it would be great for my scrub when older, leaves, ect stripped of course.

sorry no pic yet.

mark

 

[Kurto]

[FONT=&quot]Plants Dangerous to Your Reptile or Amphibian.
Veterinary & Aquatic Services Department, Drs. Foster & Smith, Inc.

The following plants are all dangerous to some degree. Some, like oleander and Dieffenbachia (dumb cane) can cause death almost instantly. Others may cause only a mild reaction, but it is still best to remove them from any areas where they would be in contact with your herp.

This is not a complete list, so if you are in any doubt about the safety of plants that you have, please contact your veterinarian or the poison control center.

Plants dangerous for herps:
Air plant
Amanita
Amaryllis
American yew
Andromeda
Arum lily
Australian flame tree
Autumn crocus
Avocado
Azalea
Balsam pear
Baneberry
Bird of paradise
Bishop's weed
Black laurel
Black locust
Bloodroot
Bluebonnet
Blue-green algae
Boxwood
Bracken fern
Broad beans
Broomcorn grass
Buckeye
Buckthorn
Bulb flowers
Burdock
Buttercup
Cacao
Caladium
Calla lily
Camel bush
Candelabra tree
Cardinal
Castor bean
Chalice vine
Cherry tree
Chinaberry tree
Christmas candle
Clematis
Cocklebur
Coffee
Coffee bean
Coral plant
Coriander
Corncockle
Cotton bush
Coyotillo
Cowslip
Crown of thorns
Cutleaf
Daffodil
Daphne
Datura
Deadly amanita
Death camus
Delphinium
Devil's ivy
Dieffenbachia
Dutchman's breeches
Eggplant Elderberry
Elephant's ear
English ivy
English yew
Ergot
Eucalyptus
Euonymus
False hellebore
False henbane
Felt plant
Firethorn
Flame tree
Four O'Clock
Foxglove
Ghostweed
Glottidium
Golden chain
Ground cherry
Heliotrope
Hemlock
Henbane
Holly
Honeysuckle
Horse bean
Horse chestnut
Horsetail reed
Hyacinth
Hydrangea
Indian licorice
Indian turnip
Inkberry
Iris
Jack-in-the-pulpit
Jasmine
Java bean
Jerusalem cherry
Jimsonweed
Johnson grass
Juniper
Kentucky coffee tree
Lantana
Larkspur
Laurel
Leucotho
Lily-of-the-valley
Lima bean
Lobelia
Locoweed
Lords and ladies
Lupine
Malanga
Mandrake
Marijuana
Maternity plant
Mayapple
Meadow saffron
Mescal bean
Mexican breadfruit
Mexican poppy
Milk vetch
Milkweed Mistletoe
Mock orange
Monkshood
Moonseed
Morning glory Yam bean
Yews
Yellow jasmine
Mountain laurel Mushrooms Narcissus
Navy bean
Nettles
Nightshades
Oak
Oleander
Panda plant
Parsley
Peires
Pencil tree
Periwinkle
Philodendrons
Pigweed
Pikeweed
Poinciana
Poinsettia
Poison ivy
Poison oak
Pokeweed
Potato
Precatory
Privet
Pyracantha
Rain tree
Ranunculus
Rape
Rattlebox
Rattlebush
Red maple
Rhododendrons
Rhubarb
Rosary peas
Sandbox tree
Scarlet runner
Skunk cabbage
Snowdrop
Snow on the mountain
Sorghum grass
Sorrel
Spindle tree
Spurges
Sudan grass
Sweet pea
Tansy ragwort
Thornapple
Tobacco
Vetch
Virginia bower
Virginia creeper
Wattle
White cedar
Wisteria [/FONT]

 

[stuart73]

thanks kurto,going to get some pics up this afteroon hopefully be able to post them on here. itys a anice looking tree, but not taking any risks untill i know its safe for snakes.

cheers

 

[Banjo]

So what is safe to put in enclosures:shock:. Can someone possible do list of those

 

[stuart73]

I have pics on the cameranow, but doesnt give the browse option, have tried that many times, if anyone would be kind enough i could send the pics to your e-mail, and you could put them up for me.
really appreciate it,if any takers will help...

cheers mark

 

[stuart73]

pics included.

Pictures by mark1973 - Photobucket

 

[Brown_Hair]

So what is safe to put in enclosures:shock:. Can someone possible do list of those

The ones that aint on the list If they aint tho like Kurto said consult a vet or refer to the source Kurto has posted :

[FONT=&quot]Plants Dangerous to Your Reptile or Amphibian.
[FONT=&quot]Veterinary & Aquatic Services Department, Drs. Foster & Smith, Inc.[/FONT]

[FONT=&quot]The following plants are all dangerous to some degree. Some, like oleander and Dieffenbachia (dumb cane) can cause death almost instantly. Others may cause only a mild reaction, but it is still best to remove them from any areas where they would be in contact with your herp.[/FONT]

[FONT=&quot]This is not a complete list, so if you are in any doubt about the safety of plants that you have, please contact your veterinarian or the poison control center.[/FONT]
[/FONT]

Good on ya kurto, nice one!

 

[alialiali]

hi do u know if granfathers beard the stuff that grows on trees near creeks is ok??

 

[Serpentes]

Grandfathers beard, if you're referring to the lichen, is just fine.

Most Australian natives are fine inside enclosures, callistemons, grevilleas, any gum tree or wattle or lily-pilly, the list goes on. Just keep those oleanders and diffenbachias away, and wandering dew too.

Stuart, I can ID the tree if you put up some pics, the current photobucket ones don't work, just use the regular attachment function on this site.

 

[alialiali]

I found it it is Tillandsia usneoides (spanish moss/ Old mans Beard) sorry for the confusion do u know if this is ok for reptile enclosures?
Its not on the list but could be classed as an air plant
i hope its ok my GTP sits on it all the time as u can see in the picture
thanks for ur help

 

[Serpentes]

It's fine bro. As said elsewhere, superb enclosure!

Stuart73: Your tree is a Eucalyptus species, maybe E.regnans (Mountain Ash). Doesn't matter what species it is, all Eucalypts are fine for herps, although some may be a bit smelly when picked green.

 

[alialiali]

thanks man,
the trees in there are moreton bay fig trees (ficus) there are also alocasia species, orchids and ferns

 

[Serpentes]

Figs and some orchids are great because they don't need to be damp all the time, but love a good misting, just like chondros! Ferns like to be a bit damper than pythons, and also release spores which aren't the best.

 

[NathanBennett]

So are there any ferns that I should avoid putting in the bottom of my GTP enclosure?

This is my enclosure. The only fake plant is on the back wall.

I took the perches out so you can see the plants.