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I don't have access to bamboo and was wondering if smooth pine branches would work?

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in a 30" tall cage with a basking spot mounted to the ceiling, does that need to be encased in wire so the Standings won't get burned? in other words would they know enough not to get too close?

DAn

i would be careful about the light inside the enclosure.this has happened before when they just get to close and get burned, ive seen this even when a basking light was to close from the outside.

i would stay away from pine and everything else with sap. the sap could be poisonous and it will stick to them and get on their feet. at your local pet store you should be able to find some driftwood or manzanita branches. if not, try herpsupplies.com they have safe cage wood. and as much as i hate to say this, petco has some good driftwood.

you also should NOT put a basking lamp inside a day geckos cage. rest it on the screen top, that's the safest way. their basking spot should be at about 95 degrees F.
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Lisa

1.0.0 P.m. grandis (Linus)
4.3.0 P. standingi (Toby & Kona and their 5 babies)

I agree with the other post about the pine sap. May be toxic or the sweet smell may tempt them to eat it and you never know what that might do to them. Kind of an expensive way to find out. I found some nice 5' to 10' lengths of bamboo at my local OSH in the gardening section. I do not know what part of the US you live in, but if there is an Orchard Supply Hardware near you try there. I also found that the grape wood branches the pet stores sell is way overpriced. I found some really nice pieces at Home Depot's plant section that already had some nice looking epiphytes glued to them.