Are Venus Fly Traps Safe Around Cats?

A: Venus flytraps are not able to eat your cat, dog, or mouse. … Staff from the USA’s ASPCA National Animal Poison Control Center told me that while they have had a number of calls involving ingestion of Venus flytraps by pets, the pets have either shown no symptoms, or at most mild gastrointestinal upset.

Are monkey cups toxic to cats?

Although like most plants Nepenthes ventrata will cause your pet’s stomach to become upset if ingested, it is not toxic. Be sure to keep this pitcher plant out of your cat’s reach; those dangling pitchers are irresistible to them.

Are carnivorous plants poisonous to dogs?

While dogs and cats are traditionally known to be carnivorous, plant ingestion by pets has become a common behavior. This makes it extremely important to protect our pets from ingesting the wrong plants as most common household plants are poisonous to dogs and cats.