im currently in the process of building my first live vivariuim but it wont be housing any darts.it will house my favorite green tree python in my collection.typically green trees are housed in typical arborial enclosures,with a couple pvc pipes,fake plants and some sort of substrate to hold moisture.basically,an easy to clean, sterile type of setup.its not common to house them in live planted vivariums,not that they cant be,but its not common.because of my desire to have a really nice display,i decided to custom build a glass cage with front sliding doors,dartfrog style false bottom,waterfall,entire bottom of live moss,and 2 forked branches glued to the sides as a perch(green trees almost never leave their perch)anyway,my question is about parasites.do you guys think my snake can have any health problems from using branches and rocks found outside,and from plants bought in a nursery?just to be safe i cleaned the branches and rocks and placed them in the oven for a while to kill anything or any eggs that may be hiding in there,so im sure thats safe but what about the plants,moss and other things i cant clean?can reptiles catch parasites from plants or only from other infected reptiles?what precautions if any should i take.this is my first vivarium and i just dont want any unforseen problems.im sure with live plants i will get some unwanted insects,and im sure i cant use any pesticides,but its not harmless bugs im worried about,its anything,external(ticks,mites ect) or internal(worms)that i may introduce into my vivarium by using these store bought plants and wild collected moss.thanks a bunch and im sorry for posting here and not in the green tree forum but like i said,its very uncommon to house snakes like you guys house your darts so i figured you guys would know best,thanks in advance.

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