I agree... this species seems to do great in sloggy soils and constantly wet pots as well as more typically maintained 'somewhat damp' ones.... though they also tolerate drying out to some degree (as do many Chamaedoreas). The darker it is indoors, though, the more they seem to become susceptible to rot, so keep it bright (just no direct sun as already mentioned). Low humidity is tough on many house palms... hard to do much a bout unless you commonly go about the house spraying your palm foliage (preferably with deionized water). As long as one avoids toxic build up of salts they should do OK. Brown tipping can be an adjustment to your 'non-greenhouse' conditions, a sign of salt build up, super high mineral content in the tap water, excessive drying out or low humidity (a good thorough watering monthly to 'rinse out' the salt build up helps.. .or better yet, put your plant outdoors when it rains (rainwater is magical when it comes to cleaning out soils in potted plants)).

My cats have bit a few leaves off of my Chamaedorea Cataractarum and are just fine weeks later. So, I wouldn't worry about it. If you want a better indoor palm though, just look for Chamaedorea Elegans. It's definitely NOT toxic to cats. My cats totally destroyed a couple fronds on mine and are just fine months later. So is the plant, but if you're a beauty freak like me, I'd either train the cats to leave the palms alone, or keep them away. Cheers! A fellow gardener

Firstly it's not a palm, not even close. It's Dracaena marginata (more closely related to asparagus than to palms). But they should put out new shoots from those stems. You need to be sure the soil drains fast and doesn't stay too soggy. Don't over water, let it dry out a bit between waterings. You can push a wooden dowel down into the soil to check how wet it is deeper down. They like a lot of light, but ease them into direct sun if they've been growing in shade. The broken off branches can be used as cuttings, they strike quite easily.

You'll probably have better responses on a gardening forum.