In Reply to: Eucalyptus & Ficus posted by Sean on July 20, 2000 at 15:45:30:

No not all species of Eucalyptus are okay for glider's.
Some are toxic!
It would be very difficult for me to go into detail here but I do a lot of research into this area.
I hold a license to import Aussy seeds & am attempting to grow them.

Two of their favorite Eucalyptus are (Red Bloodwoods)
they like the eucalyptus sap & flowers & in the wild will travel long distances to find these 2 trees!
Eucalyptus gummifera (Corymbia gummifera)
&
Eucalyptus polycarpa (Corymbia polycarpa)

The Red Bloodwoods were given a new name/genus in 1996 in Sydney, Australia.
The new scientific name for this genus is "Corymbia".

The glider's like other eucalyptus (E. bridgesiana) being another one.
Glider's also have several favorite Acacia trees (they like acacia gum).
Acacia mearnsii being one of them.

: Are all species of Eucalyptus safe for gliders except globulus
: (the only one listed on the USDA page, "mildly toxic"), or
: are there particular species they enjoy most or are toxic?
: Also, I noticed on the USDA list and the compiled list of
: "glider safe & unsafe" plants, all species of ficus (benjamin,
: rubber, fig) are unsafe--the USDA list specifies them as
: being skin irritants, the glider reference lists them under
: "flowers to avoid." One of the other lists had someone saying
: these plants (ficus trees) were safe; is it only the flowers
: that are unsafe, or is it the sap, or are these only toxic
: to humans (much like any number of trees that moose eat)?
: ...er...I'll try to hunt out my list references better next
: time, I don't remember who posted the ficus reference or the
: list it was on =P...it had the same format as this list tho.

: thanks,
: Sean

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