grape vines

tagerlilly18

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Hey guys I'm adding vines to my likki's enclosure and I know they are prone to mold but this questions pertains to their structure. Do they have to be fully debarked? I have one in there now that is and another one that is partially debarked? I thought maybe the carrying textures would be nice for him?
 
Hey guys I'm adding vines to my likki's enclosure and I know they are prone to mold but this questions pertains to their structure. Do they have to be fully debarked? I have one in there now that is and another one that is partially debarked? I thought maybe the carrying textures would be nice for him?
I like them too but they do harbor a lot of insects and larvae I would opt for a fake vine it's just safer.
 
I've never used grapewood that still has the bark on it, but I'd bet that it holds up way better to water and use over time than the sand blasted grapewood. Without the bark the sand blasted branches just soak up water like a sponge and they last about 2 weeks before they look horrible under all the misting.

I use other branches that still have their original bark and they're still doing great 2 years later under the lights and water. So I think that keeping branches intact with their branch will let them last a lot longer. Plus the bark probably does offer nice climbing texture.
 
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