Other than lightning bugs, what foods are unsafe or fatal to feed reptiles?
There is a lot of contradicting information out there, and I would really appreciate your input! Lists of toxic or poisonous plants are available through many sources. I have seen lists for reptiles and also lists for birds. Any plant on one of those lists should not be fed, with some exceptions. Also some of the information published about what not to feed is based on old or outdated information. That’s why some of the published information is confusing and is contradicting. For example, some published sources list parsley as toxic. Parsley is an excellent source of beta-carotene, which animals convert to vitamin A, a necessary vitamin. However, if ingested in large quantities, it can cause photosensitization. This means that if a large amount of parsley is consumed and the reptile is exposed to sunlight (or potentially full-spectrum lighting with ultraviolet wavelengths,), it might have a skin reaction resulting in redness, swelling, irritation and pain. However, this is very unlikel
