Devil's ivy????

[tiffany]

it's a plant and supposedly it is the #1 live plant to put in terrariums. my mom has one in the house and we don't use any chemicals on them so i thought it would be great. i read up on it and found out it is poisonous if eaten. now i found this a little iffy since a newt might eat it. suggestions???

 

[TJ]

Fortunately, a newt won't eat it for a number of reasons: 1.) Terrestrial newts only accept live prey that moves, so it won't eat a plant that doesn't move.
2.) Newts and Salamanders are carnivores, so they only eat the flesh of another animal.

 

[jennifer]

I've used it for years, even sticking cut-off ends into aquariums. I suppose if it's poisonous, some of that would get into the water that way, but it's never been a problem.
http://www.caudata.org/people/JM/plants.html

 

[ian]

I used it for my CFB newt metamorph tank as well. and my babies are doing very well. I suppose babies are more vulnerable to poison. But they do fine.

 

[edward]

If you are referring to Pothos as Devil's Ivy then I would not be concerned as while it is toxic to people and some other mammals (hence the toxic listing on sites), it does not cause issues in a number of reptile species that consume it.

I have used it in a number of enclosures with no problems.

Ed

 

[sandy]

hello i was wondering if all the plant's list on jennifer's post is good for say red bellied toad's and cuban frog's yellow spotted salamander's i just want the good plant's in my tank's thank's for your help.