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MatthewM1 Lucky bamboo January 13th, 2013, 07:19 AM
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    Awesome thank you =) love the look of it but wasn't sure

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    I have been meaning to post about lucky bamboo in a vivarium for a while. Good to know that it's safe. I knew it wasn't actually bamboo but I didn't know that it was a type of dracaena. My lucky bamboo has always been a favorite for my cat to munch on (much to my dismay) and I've never seen any ill effects from it.

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    are the Draceanas not safe because of high content of oxalate crystals? if so then I could only assume it to be moderately toxic to animals and not cause contact dermatitis.

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    Some sort of saponin seems to be the problem, but I don't know much about plant biology and it seems details are sketchy or just not totally known:

    //Dracaena spp. - Textbook of Veterinary Internal Medicine: Expert Consult

    http://www.aspca.org/Pet-care/poison-control/Plants/dracaena

    Dracaena - Pet Poison Helpline

    It may also depend on which species of Dracaena ​you have, but the general agreement is to not eat them and I've never seen any sort of rash or skin warning about them.

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    A funny note about (real)bamboo--I change the plants a lot in my FBT tank--they like trashing plants. Last summer I put a couple of pieces of rooted bamboo in the water right next to a hide that they like to sit on top off. It's pretty common to see a couple of them chilling out there. After I put the bamboo in & went back a little while later, I couldn't see any of them, but I didn't think much of it as it is a large tank with a lot of hiding places. But then I became alarmed when I didn't see any of them for over 24 hours. Trying to figure out what was going on & thinking about it in conjunction with the timing of adding the bamboo, then it hit me....OMG! they think the bamboo is a snake! I removed it from the tank, and sure enough, in a short while it was business as usual....

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