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I have got some of those fake vines that I wanted to use as 'chameleon highways' for my veiled to walk around on. How do y'all attach stuff in your screen cage?
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Dans les champs de l'observation le hasard ne favorise que l' esprits prepares. Louis Pasteur

Rope/twine/string/wire through the screen.
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CANADIAN SILKWORMS

I believe you mentioned in another forum that you have a reptarium. Will's suggestions will work for that and I also use plastic zip ties around the plastic frame as well to affix vines, fake plants, etc.

With alumnium screen cages, I personally wouldnt use any wire/twine through the mesh - that tends to tear it since the mesh is more delicate then a reptarium. For aluminum cages I use these things in the corners (link) and sometimes on the mesh. I completely pull off the adhesive sticky part and epoxy them on - then use small zup ties to hold cage items.

http://www.buycableties.com/catalog/?pid=86

-roo

>>I believe you mentioned in another forum that you have a reptarium. Will's suggestions will work for that and I also use plastic zip ties around the plastic frame as well to affix vines, fake plants, etc.
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>>With alumnium screen cages, I personally wouldnt use any wire/twine through the mesh - that tends to tear it since the mesh is more delicate then a reptarium. For aluminum cages I use these things in the corners (link) and sometimes on the mesh. I completely pull off the adhesive sticky part and epoxy them on - then use small zup ties to hold cage items.
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>>http://www.buycableties.com/catalog/?pid=86
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>>-roo

No, the new cage is not a reptarium, it is a custom made aluminum screen cage. I'll check out the link, thanks.
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Dans les champs de l'observation le hasard ne favorise que l' esprits prepares. Louis Pasteur

I like using plastic coated florist's wire. It doesn't tend to tear screen and is a bit less noticeable as you can get it in colors. If you have to cut a hole in screen for a pvc pipe or a dripper hose you can keep the screen from fraying by hot glueing a plastic washer over the hole on each side.

>>I like using plastic coated florist's wire. It doesn't tend to tear screen and is a bit less noticeable as you can get it in colors. If you have to cut a hole in screen for a pvc pipe or a dripper hose you can keep the screen from fraying by hot glueing a plastic washer over the hole on each side.

What a great idea! I was wondering how I would keep from fraying the wire since the drippers will have to go through the screen.
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Dans les champs de l'observation le hasard ne favorise que l' esprits prepares. Louis Pasteur

Strip the paper off those garbage bag ties and use the ultra thin metal to wrap around the plants then twist them closed through the mesh outside the tank. Let me know if you need more info.

jeff