What kind of carnivorous plant are hermles to domestice house animals like dogs and cats. I wanted to start a venus flytrap garden in an aquarium and was afraid of what it may do to my cat or dog. What if the animals ate the plants?? Thank you VERY much George
Is this supposed to be a lame attempt at being humorous? I really can't believe that there would be anybody out there that naive.
There are no carnivorous plants that would be harmful to pets.
Do a google search on carnivorous plants and see the many websites on the subject.
"Cereoid-UR12-" writes:
did you read the post?
lmao, I think you missed something on that cereoid . . . he means harmful if the pet eats the plant :-) Not if the plant eats the pet.
"Feed me Seymour!!!!!"
Happy Friday, LeeAnne
If the dude is growing the plants in an aquarium, how in the heck would the animals be able to get to them to eat them in the first place?
If only there actually were plants that could eat pets (and people), the world would most certainly be a better place!!!
Got to get me an Audrey2 too!!!
Have you never heard of pets knocking things over and sampling the flavors thereof? Granted a Yorkie probably couldn't do it but a German Shepperd or even a good sized mixed breed woud have no problem. Especially were they playing with the resident cat. Even a cat could knock over a large heavy object if the cat were one of the heavier ones. Not to mention a cat could easily climb into the terrarium (yes even with a lid on it) and there by sample a few plants.
What a horrible and pessimistic thought.
Shell
I'd suggest nixing the idea of venus flytraps if you have animals.
Yes that is what I meant. Sorry for the confusion. I have lotsa plants (over 100 in my 1 bedroom condo) they make great "pets" and a very soothing atmosphere. I wanted to get something a little more excotic like a venus fly trap. However it must be non-toxic to the orther domestic pets. The cat nor Dog has ever eaten any of my plants but I do want to make certain that it could not hurt them if eaten. Of course I did not mean that the plants could eat the animals I could see how that was taken. Pretty funny image if you think about it. Thank you all. George
Thank God there are people like you who always stick their feet in their mouths. Thats what makes THIS world a better place.
Fito
On 21 Nov 2003 17:02:04 -0800, snipped-for-privacy@Yahoo.com (George B) wrote: Of course I did not mean that
George, and Fellow Students, all of my animals have caused some attrition to some of my plants. Cats enjoy shredding things. dogs like to either go in search of imaginary rabbits, trampling everything in their path...or else, they really DO enjoy eating some plants. Currently i grow no plants on the official toxic ornamental plant list, but there is such a list, and it has Lily Of The Valley on it, and other seemingly harmless and common plants. Since there are terrarium subjects, right? you could make some sort of cover which would be animal proof. i have terrariums without plants, with lizards living in them, and so far, (15 years or so) no dog or cat has gotten in there. YOU CAN DO IT!
hermine
Some people DO have pet crickets doncha know.
-paggers
My friend had a swimming pool once with a "Creepy Crawley" vacuum-cleaner installed. It would venture forth from the pool at nights and consume the odd wayward cat and dog, and make a mess of the Peony patch. Indeed, if the windows of the house were left open on hot humid summer nights it would apply itself to the feverish bodies of the guests in the most untoward fashion, to the delight of everyone.
YES! YES! the fabulous estate of Edward Gorey, sorely missed!
hermine
Yeah, Fido?
Watch out or I just might just might use that foot to kick your fat baboon ass!
Is that where your wannabe monkey brain is too?
Sending you off to Iraq would make this world a better place.
How sad that you have no faith in a person's ability to train their pets to behave.
Dogs may be the morons of the pet world but they can be trained to behave themselves.
Cats have enough sense not to go poking around into a smelly wet terrarium full of plants.
Kids are far more likely to be the ones to mess with the terrarium.
Yes, kindred spirit. But we have our innocent memories for consolation...!!!
Ha ha ha ha ha, that is probably one of the funniest things I have ever heard. I'm sorry, have you ever been owned by a cat?
Curiosity killed the cat - and in my Max's case, didn't kill him, but got his furry tail singed by a candle on the bathroom counter - he just had to look out the window didn't he ;-)
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How did you know she wasn't in there? It's rude to peer in through other posters' bathroom windows to see what they're doing in there.
Janet.
Unlike you I don't take things personally. I was making a statement on how I make use of candles with regard to my pets. As for peering into her bathroom, "huh" is all I can come up with.
I no longer burn candles. I now have a parrot.
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