Marmoset Monkey

Poisonous and Safe Plants for Marmoset and Tamarin Monkeys

THESE PLANTS ARE POISONOUS:

Acorn (oak)
Amaryllis
Anenome
Angel trumpet tree
Apricot kernels and leaves
Arrowhead
Autumn crocus Avocado leaves
Azalea
Bane berry
Belladonna
Betel nut palm
Bird of Paradise (Strelitzia)
Bittersweet
Black locust
Bleeding heart
Boxwood
Bracken fern
Buckeye
Burning bush
Buttercup
Caladium
Calla lily
Castor bean
Cedar
Century plant
Cheery pits
Chinaberry
Choke cherry
Christmas rose
Chrysanthemums
Climbing nightshade
Cockleburr
Columbine
Cowbane
Cyclamen
Daffodil
Daphne
Deadly Nightshade
Delphinium
Desert potato
Devil's ivy
Dieffenbachia
Dogwood
Dutchman's/Bears breeches
Elderberry
English ivy
Elephant ear
Euonymus
Fava bean
Flags (Iris)
Foxglove
Hemlock
Hollyberries
Horse chestnut
Horsetail reed
Huckleberry
Hyacinth
Hydrangea
Impatiens plant
Indian turnip
Ink berry
Ivy
Japanese/chinese tallow
Jasmine
Jerusalem cherry
Lantana
Larkspur
Laurel (Bay leaf)
Ligustrum (Privet)
Lily of the Valley
Lobelia
Lupine
Mayapple
Milkweeds
Mistletoe
Mock orange
Monkshood
Moonseed
Morning glory
Mother-in-law's tongue
Mountain laurel
Mulberries
Mushrooms/toadstools
Narcissus
Nightshade
Oak tree
Oleander
Peach seeds
Pencil tree
Peony
Periwinkle
Philodendron Pinks
Potato - green parts
Poinsettia
Primrose
Privet
Ranunculius Rhododendron
Rhubarb leaves
Rosary pea
Snow drop
Sorrel
Star of Bethlehem
Sweet pea
Swiss cheese plant
Tobacco
Tomato - green parts
Tulip bulb
Virginia creeper
Water hemlock
Wild black cherry
Wild mustard
Wisteria
Yaupon tree
Yellow jessamine
Yew berries
*Not all poisonous plants are listed here

THESE PLANTS ARE SAFE:

African Violet
Alaska Variegated Nasturtiums
Apricot tree
Bamboo - both on the inside and the outside of the enclosure
Banana trees
Beans - planted in separate containers and put in the cage when mature
Blue-leaf wattle
Borage
Broccoli
Bromeliads - seeds and mealworms can be placed inside the plant
Brussel sprouts
Cantaloupe - planted in a separate garden and fed whole
Casablanca Chinsese
Guava
Cast iron plants
Chive blossoms
Clover - inside the enclosure
Coleus
Comfrey - inside enclosure
Corn - separate garden, ears and stalk can be given
Cottage pinks
Crocus
Daisies
Day Lily
Dianthus
Dagwood
Dandelions
Double Canterberry Bells
Dracaena
Easter Lily
Empress of India Nasturtiums
Ferns
Fig - various species
Forsythia
Fuchsia
Geranium
Ginger - not ornamental
Glorious Glean Trailing Mix
Granadilla
Grape vines
Guava tree
Hackberry
Hibiscus- not Rose of Sharon or `St Johns Wort
Hollyhocks
Honey Locusts
Honeysuckle
Horseradish - hard to eradicate once established
Jade plant
Jonny Jump-ups
Kablouna Calendulas
Kalanchoe
Long-leaved magnolias
Lemon basil
Lemongrass
Lilac
Liriope
Long-Leaved Magnolias
Malabar Spinach
Mammoth Sunflower
Nasturtium
Melons
Norfolk pine tree
Palm trees - various species
Pansies
Passion vine (granadilla)
Peach tree
Peas - plant in separate garden, feed whole pods
Petunia
Peppermint
Pine - outside enclosure
Prayer plant
Pumpkin - outside enclosure
Roses - rich in vitamin C
Rubber tree - inside enclosure
Shellginger
Silverberry
Southern Dewberry
Strawberry - separate garden
Sweet potato - separate garden
Tangerine
Gem Thyme
Turnips - separate garden
Violets - flowers
Wandering yew
Weeping Chinese Banyan
Whirlybird Nasturtiums
Willow tree - branches for browse
Wild cherry tree - outside enclosure
Wild strawberry / snakeberry
*Not all safe plants are listed here

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