Could squirrels get hurt by poisonous garden plants?

[JLM27]

I have been building a shade garden and I want to put in some native woodland plants. Well a couple of them that I looked at (like woodland pink, Spigelia marylandica) are poisonous if you ingest the raw plant or roots. Does anyone know if this would create an unsafe condition for chippies or grey squirrels? I'm trying to create a little haven for them, not a place of lurking danger.:thinking

PS. Here is an interesting link to an 1859 herbal pharmacopia: http://books.google.com/books?id=d4ZNAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA1079&lpg=PA1079&dq=Is+spigelia+marylandica+poisonous&source=web&ots=Yb28r-BevH&sig=B_mYcsoV_A_ABIG8aMW1q7PdKKk&hl=en&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=1&ct=result#PPR1,M1

[Jackie in Tampa]

I do take that into consideration when planting, whether a plant is toxic or not. There are some BAD plants in my yard, I do know they are toxic if ingested, but I never see any sqs eating them. I did have a rabbit I lost a few years ago eating a native night blooming cactus {we no longer have:shakehead} from my backyard...we think! Vet diagnosed immediately.But sadly she was unable to save him. So I would tend to NOT purchase anything IFy. :poke You'll just worry if you did anyway!

[JLM27]

You are a wise woman! Thank you.

[skye]

I would be carefull what I put in the yard for even the baby squirrels young and playfull could eat a poison plant. Even bug spray for plants I don't use because of my chippy's afraid it would hurt them and right now them darn beattles are having hay day on my plants I notice past few days. I heard dish soap with water will stop the beattles
Gotta keep our fur babies safe :D