Grape vine ok?

[Ethanwest]

i was wondering if wild grape vines are ok for my chameleon cage. I live in ky and they grow wild all over the place

 

[WAMBO]

Yes.

 

[Ethanwest]

What's the best way to treat it before adding it

 

[timw1]

I wouldn't treat it with anything.

 

[Ethanwest]

So there shouldn't be any mites or anything they could hurt him on it

 

[WAMBO]

Lot of debate about cleaning outside stuff. Wash and bake it. I would avoid chemicals because it is very porous and may absorb them.

 

[Ethanwest]

What if it won't fit in the oven I'm really wanting to get two nice long curly ones for the cage to go around the plants I might even find a small one and dig it up and plant it so it's alive

 

[WAMBO]

Wash it thoroughly. Might consider drying it in a dryer or under light, but that's probably overkill.

 

[Ethanwest]

Maybe funk bathtub full of water and let soak for a few

 

[Extensionofgreen]

Don't remove all of the bark, but take a wash cloth and go the length of them a few times, back and forth, to remove the flaky stuff. Scald them in a tub of hot water or shower them with your hottest water. You want to make sure they don't start growing again, as well, so a nice soak in a bathtub full of steaming water from the tap will take care of that and any insect or mite pests.