First, where do you live? Knowing what lives in your area naturally will help decide if there is anything there that could hurt your snake.



Because you're dealing with a snake, and ticks and mites are your main enemies, I would research the types of tickes/mites that live in your area and what kills them.



I think I can speak for most when I say that using pesticide in an enclosed environement like a viv is NOT a good idea. It is not likely that your has the biodiversity to deal with breaking down such a compound, and could ultimately harm your snake. So when dealing with your viv keep it simple.



Baking branches and rocks is a great start. For plants, though it will really stress the plant, rinse all of the origial dirt out of the roots and then plant it. This will keep the little foam balls that are in most store bought plant's dirt out of your tank, and clean most if not all of the eggs that could be in your tank.



From recent personal experience, wood that is siliconed to glass in a humid tank may come loose. As the wood fibers absorb moisture they loose strength and will pull apart from the fibers glued to the tank. You may want to add additional structural support for the limbs since they will be supporting your snake as well as their own weight.



There are a few insects you should expect to see in your tank. Springtails, rooleypooley's, small ammounts of ants, and other insects that you probably played with as a child. Many of these will just die off, ants being one, and your earwig being another. Springtails and RPs won't but they're not harmful. Don't be too apt to kill every insect you see, this is supossed ot be a living viv right?...



Thanks for thinking of the Dart community to help you out, I think most of us have green thumbs and love our tanks almost as much as the frogs. I know I do.

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