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I have heard some can rot over time and others are prone to mold, I really like the look of natural branches in a terrarium, and would prefer to switch my grapevine out for them, what are the best suited branches for terrarium use, and also, what is the best way to prep them before putting them in the cage.

i have heard baking, what temp would i use? and what is the easiest way to go about this?

are there any other methods that are equally effective?

thank you!

I dont use real branches I make my own! Its really easy, all you have to do is get some foam(the name starts with poly, home depot!) cut it into circles and gule them together, then sand it so it looks good and put silicon on it and I then (while the silicon is still wet) put dried eco earth or something like that on it! Its really eaSY!! GOOD LUCK! ERIk

Oh ya I use them for my veiled chams, crested geckos, and leaf tails! And if you would like any pics e-mail me and I can send you a pic cause I dont know how to put pics here? slitherstuderik@yahoo.com ERIk

hey kozmo... sorry about not getting back to you before... um... if you're just working with cresteds i think that rhododendron branches work really well... they are all sorts of interesting shapes and seem hold up pretty well after baking... i also really like using roots of trees (no specific type) because they look extremely interesting and seems to do the best with regards to rot... also... you can buy some good wood from blackjungle.com that holds up pretty well without rotting... hope this helps-paul
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0.1 Solomon Island Skink
0.1 Blue Tongue Skink (Irian Jaya)
1.1 Ball Pythons (High Yellow and Partial Black Back)
0.2 Solomon Island Ground Boas
1.0.1 Leachianus
0.0.4 Crested Geckos
1.0 Chahoua
0.1 Mutt

thank you all for your advice, i really appreciate your help.

cowpers who did you go through for your leachianus?

Hey if you have access to a beach, I'm using Driftwood. Its beautiful and really light

its also a nice excuse to go to the beach,

im actually trying to find a tree that has branches that are suitable for the terrarium, i find that actual tree branches make the best looking display in my opinion, but im having a hard time finding the right one.

i have two isle e leachies... one from tim tytle and the other i got through the classifieds from someone named TQ... no problem btw with regards to the help-paul
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0.1 Solomon Island Skink
0.1 Blue Tongue Skink (Irian Jaya)
1.1 Ball Pythons (High Yellow and Partial Black Back)
0.2 Solomon Island Ground Boas
1.0.1 Leachianus
0.0.4 Crested Geckos
1.0 Chahoua
0.1 Mutt

do either ones have websites where they can be reached?

timtytle.com
TQ doesn't have a website

hope this helps-paul
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0.1 Solomon Island Skink
0.1 Blue Tongue Skink (Irian Jaya)
1.1 Ball Pythons (High Yellow and Partial Black Back)
0.2 Solomon Island Ground Boas
1.0.1 Leachianus
0.0.4 Crested Geckos
1.0 Chahoua
0.1 Mutt

thank you for the link, i found that site last week, i just didnt know it was the same guy, i emailed him but he never responded.

what variety did you get from him? the grand terre?