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I am looking for some wood, something with the hardness of say sandblasted grapevine, that I can put into my enclosure but won't rot.

Grapevine rots with a lot of water/humidity...

Any suggestions?
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Uroplatus sikorae 1.1
Uroplatus henkeli
Ball python
Hogg Island Boa Constrictor
Several species of tarantula

Ghostwood is great wood. It lasts a long time in wet/humid environment. It looks awesome and is sturdy. And moss and ferns have been know to germinate and to start growing right on the wood. Cypress driftwood is another that lasts a long time.
Cork is also a good one. It lasts a very long time. It makes great hiding places for your frogs. Moss can grow on it. It can be mounted as a background to the back of the tank. (If you do this make sure you fill in any gaps with dry moss, so your frogs or food don't get traped behind the cork.) If used as a backgruond air plants can be mounted in the crackes of the cork.
And my favorite decor are pods from the Brazil nut tree. (When I say Brazil nut pods, I don't mean shells of the brazil nut, but the pod that the brazil nuts grow in.) They last a very long time. Turned up side down they make great hiding places/breeding huts. Upside right and they make little pools. They are a natrual decor. In the wild dart frogs will leave their tadpoles in Brazil nut pods to morph out. And they look so much nicer than coconut shells. Now all of these woods will not turn into black goo in a matter of months. But they will get white fuzzy mold on them. White fuzzy mold is OKAY. Let a lone is normal it is good for your vivairium. It will show up do its job. Then when its job is done it will stop growing. Anyhow I hope this helps you.
Happy Frogging
-Scott

Osage orange, cypress root, (swamp cypress) Mountain mahogany, manzanita, are all woods I've used that don't rot away easily. Cork bark is also stable in humdity, but is usually used for backgrounds. Where do you live? It might be possible to collect one of these in your area.
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Patty
Pahsimeroi, Idaho

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