Lucky bamboo

[arielgasca420]

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.

[UncleChester]

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.

[heyjude2200]

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....