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Poinsettia
Iris
Camelias
Pregnant plant
Purple passion
Rose
Shefflera
Skimmia
Snapdragon
Snake plant
Spider plant
Spider aralia
Staghorn fern
Swedish ivy
Sword fern
Tiger lily
Umbrella tree
Velvet plant
Wandering Jew
Zebra plant
Zinnia
Poison Hotline
By Debbie Ducommun
Updated 3/21/13
If you suspect poisoning in your rat (or other pet), here is the phone number for the ASPCA Poison Control Center: 888-4ANI-HELP.
You must have a credit card to use this number and you’ll be charged $65 per case. This number is active 24 hours a day.
Be ready to provide:
1. your name, address and phone number;
2. the species, breed, age, sex, weight and number of animals involved;
3. the poison, and if known, details such as amount of poison ingested, time since exposure, etc.
4. the problems your animal is experiencing.
African violet
Air fern
Aluminum plant
Areca palm
Asparagus fern
Aster
Baby's breath
Baby tears
Bachelor button
Bamboo
Boston fern
Bromeliad
Butterfly tulip
Christmas cactus
Camelia
Chinese evergreen
Coleus
Corn plant
Creeping Charlie
Dahlia
Dandelion
Dracaena
False aralia
Fittonia, red
Forsythia
Fuschia
Gardenia
Hawthorne
Hibiscus
Impatiens
Jade plant
Japanese aralia
Kalanchoe
Lipstick plant
Maidenhair fern
Magnolia bush
Mountain ash
Nasturtium
Parlor palm
Peperomia
Petunia
Phlox
Piggyback plant
Polka dot plant
Petunias
Nasturtium
Tiger Lilies
Poisonous Plants
Here are two lists of poisonous plants according to level of toxicity. The plants in the first list contain a variety of poisons that cause different symptoms, which can include skin rashes, drooling, diarrhea, abdominal pain, depression, tremors, and kidney damage:
Agave
Almond leaves & pits
Aloe vera
Amaryllis
Anenome (wildflower)
Angel trumpet tree
Apple seeds
Apricot leaves & pits
Autumn crocus
Azalea
Baneberry
Barilla
Begonia, sand
Belladona
Bindweed
Bird of paradise
Black locust seeds
Black nightshade berry
Bleeding heart
Bloodroot
Bluebell
Bluebonnet
Bottlebrush
Boxwood
Bracken fern
Buckeye seeds
Buckthorne berries
Buddist pine
Buttercup
Butterfly weed
Caladium
Calla lily
Calamondin orange tree
Carnation
Carolina jessamine
Castor bean
Celladine
Ceriman
Cherry leaves, twigs & pits
Chinaberry tree
Chokecherry
Christmas cherry
Christmas rose
Cineraria
Clematis
Cockebur
Columbine
Cone flower
Cordatum
Cornstalk plant
Croton
Crown of thorns
Cuban laurel
Cycads
Cyclamen
Cypress surge
Daffodil
Daisy
Daphne
Delphinium
Oak leaves
Oleander
Oxallis
Peach leaves & pits
Pencil cactus
Peony
Periwinkle
Philodendron
Pigweed
Pinks
Plumosa fern
Podocarpus
Poinsettia
Poison ivy
Poison oak
Poison sumac
Poke weed
Poppy (all but California)
Potato plant & sprouts
Pothos
Precatory bean
Primrose
Privet
Pyrocantha
Ranunculus
Red emerald
Red maple
Red princess
Rhododendron
Rhubarb
Ribbon plant
Rosary pea
Sago palm
Scotch broom
Skunk cabbage
Snow on the mountain
Spathe flower
Star of Bethlehem
String of pearls
Sweet William
Sweet pea
Swiss cheese plant
Tansy
Taro vine
Thorn apple
Tobacco
Tomato leaves
Tulip
Trumpet
Vine
Violet seeds
Virginia creeper berries
Weeping fig
Western false hellebore
White snake root
Wild carrots
Wild cucumber
Wild parsip
Wild peas
Wisteria
Yew tree
Dianthus
Diffenbachia (Dumbcane)
Dragon tree
Dutchman’s breeches
Eggplant foliage
Elaine
Elder
Elderberry
Elephant ears
Emerald feather
Ergot
Eucalyptus
European bittersweet
Eyebane
Fiddle-leaf fig
Firecracker
Florida beauty
Flowering tobacco
Four O’clock
Foxglove
Fruit salad plant
Geranium
Golden chain
Halogeton
Hemlock
Holly
Horse nettle
Horsechestnut
Hurricane plant
Hyacinth
Hydrandea
Indian rubber plant
Iris
Ivy
Japanese Plum
Jack-in-the-pulpit
Jequirity bean
Jerusalem cherry
Jimson weed
Jonquil
Juniper
Lantana
Larkspur
Laurel
Lily of the valley
Lobelia
Locoweed
Lupine
Marble queen
Mayapple
Mexican breadfruit
Milkweed
Mistletoe
Monkshood
Morning glory
Mother-in-law’s tongue
Narcissus
Nephytis
Nicotiana
Nightshade
Eating or handling small amounts of these plants are unlikely to cause symptoms; however, some individuals may be sensitive to these plants.
Foxglove
Lobelia
Azalia
Sweet Pea
Asters
Hydrangea
Dafodils
Delphinium
Amaryllis
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