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Fchamel

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Thompson said:
Nice set up! And beautiful collection you have. How do you get your branches to look so perfect and secured to the screen w/o ripping the screen like that?
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Well thank you very much!
The one I am happiest with is the veiled's enclosure. I have cuttings in the tent and will replace the fake plants with live when they are ready. Luckily, he has zero interest in plants as food.
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As far as attaching, I start with straight branches and attach them in numerous spots to the screen with florist wire. I use those as anchors to attach the functional branches to with zip ties. I try to get the florist wire through the screen as close to the anchor branches as possible.
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I am fortunate to have planted a Harry Lauder's Walking Stick Filbert (Corylus avallena 'Contorta') in a standard form years ago. The plant is grafted onto a strong rootstock that continually sends up suckers. These darn suckers, which have been a bane since the day I planted it, have become almost indispensable since I got back into cham keeping lol. Heck the whole plant has been a godsend. I get the straight sucker shoots for the anchors and the main plant grows in all kinds of crazy directions. The branches add a lot of interest to the enclosures.
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GrayMadder said:
Seriously! Lol. It looks awesome!!
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Thank you!
It amazes me how effen long it takes to set up an enclosure the way I want. While it can be a borderline cathartic process, I understand why some peeps just tie in a few dowel rods and toss in a potted plant. lol
 
Tige21v said:
Well thank you very much!
The one I am happiest with is the veiled's enclosure. I have cuttings in the tent and will replace the fake plants with live when they are ready. Luckily, he has zero interest in plants as food.
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As far as attaching, I start with straight branches and attach them in numerous spots to the screen with florist wire. I use those as anchors to attach the functional branches to with zip ties. I try to get the florist wire through the screen as close to the anchor branches as possible.
View attachment 290932View attachment 290933I am fortunate to have planted a Harry Lauder's Walking Stick Filbert (Corylus avallena 'Contorta') in a standard form years ago. The plant is grafted onto a strong rootstock that continually sends up suckers. These darn suckers, which have been a bane since the day I planted it, have become almost indispensable since I got back into cham keeping lol. Heck the whole plant has been a godsend. I get the straight sucker shoots for the anchors and the main plant grows in all kinds of crazy directions. The branches add a lot of interest to the enclosures.
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thank you. I was also gonna say, those branches are exactly what I need. I'll be setting up a new cage today for another purchase :) getting an Ambanja from kammerflage. Appreciate the tips! I actually think my grandad has one of those planted his backyard. I need to start getting more sticks.
 
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