House Plants

Status
Not open for further replies.
Nicola_

Nicola_

Adult Guinea Pig
Joined
Aug 30, 2013
Messages
1,118
Reaction score
719
Points
580
Location
Scottish Borders
Not sure if this is in the right section but...the boys are getting very bold with floor time tonight and have started munching on the house plants! I of course have put them out of reach as soon as I've realised but they've both managed to get at least half a leaf each! One was a peace lily, I don't know what the other one was other than it looks nice and must be very tasty as Frodo got very upset when it got hidden behind the curtain!

Is there serious danger of munching house plants or do you think they should be ok given the small quantities they've had?
 
Nicola_ said:
Not sure if this is in the right section but...the boys are getting very bold with floor time tonight and have started munching on the house plants! I of course have put them out of reach as soon as I've realised but they've both managed to get at least half a leaf each! One was a peace lily, I don't know what the other one was other than it looks nice and must be very tasty as Frodo got very upset when it got hidden behind the curtain!

Is there serious danger of munching house plants or do you think they should be ok given the small quantities they've had?
Click to expand...
One of mine had a good munch at my yucca and had lived to wheek the tale.
 
When I was potting indoor sunflowers to go outside Kasper decided to jump into two of the pots to eat the leaves. He is still alive. The sunflowers still look like they have been in the wars :rant:
 
One of mine (or maybe all 3 of the ones I had at that time?) managed to eat half a peace lily leaf about 3 years or so ago and didn't suffer any consequences. All 3 are still alive as well lol cheeky little piggies!
 
I think generally it's a no no with houseplants but there will be some that are edible. A little research is needed.
 
Not a good idea, the peace lily is toxic in large amounts and is skin irritant so not good to eat! I can't comment on the other plant as you don't know what it is but I would assume it's toxic.
 
I hope you guine pigs are OK @Nicola_

Bye the way, I have heard that the pollen of the peace lily is toxic to cats. Something for any cat owners to bear in mind
 
PiggieOwner said:
I hope you guine pigs are OK @Nicola_

Bye the way, I have heard that the pollen of the peace lily is toxic to cats. Something for any cat owners to bear in mind
Click to expand...

Not that it would be good for them to eat but I think you may have been slightly misinformed - plants in the genus Lilium (e.g. Asiatic lillies like you get in cut flowers) and the genus Hemerocallis (e.g. daylily) are highly toxic to cats with a small anount of pollen (or other plant parts) able to cause renal failure, peace lilies belong to the genus Spathiphyllum and don't have the same level of toxicity.
 
Hermes said:
Not that it would be good for them to eat but I think you may have been slightly misinformed - plants in the genus Lilium (e.g. Asiatic lillies like you get in cut flowers) and the genus Hemerocallis (e.g. daylily) are highly toxic to cats with a small anount of pollen (or other plant parts) able to cause renal failure, peace lilies belong to the genus Spathiphyllum and don't have the same level of toxicity.
Click to expand...

Definitely worth cat owners knowing about this
 
Status
Not open for further replies.
Back
Top