moldy vines and wood

[dodolah]

i want to put one of those sand blasted grape vines that the pet store sell in my enclosure.
but frequent misting for sure will make these vines moldy soon.
Is there a way to prep the wood to prevent this from happening?

Thanks

 

[Brad Ramsey]

I can't imagine that they would get moldy if you are letting the enclosure dry out completely between mistings.
It is absolutely essential (in my opinion) to <again> allow the enclosure to become COMPLETELY bone dry before misting again.

-Brad

 

[Dankmeleon]

which happens way faster than you'd imagine, outdoors my cage dries out in like 20 minutes

 

[dodolah]

indoor, wet untreated wood retains water longer especially when soak with 5 minutes misting..
last time i wait for it to dry, i end up only doing 1 misting a day.
so, that's why i just took the grape vine out and use biovine.

 

[Brad Ramsey]

A really long misting for my veiled might come close to 60 seconds.
Usually two or three 30 second or less sessions a day.
The dripper runs all day long though.

-Brad

 

[dectr6]

Hey Dodolah, I have two of these in my cage and have zero problems with them. They do get very wet and stay that way about an hour or so but no mold problems whatsoever. I really like them, they have lots of holes in them that the feeders can hide in and it keeps my chams on their toes hunting. The bigger holes are also great for filling with bromeliads. They look great too. Good luck.
David

 

[nightcrawler]

i had the grape vine and it "looked" dry between mistings but it grew mold in the cracks. it wasnt even close to the dripper or where the dripper splashed. the only way it got wet was threw misting like 2 minutes like 3-4 times a day and him pooping on it.

 

[dodolah]

i had the grape vine and it "looked" dry between mistings but it grew mold in the cracks. it wasnt even close to the dripper or where the dripper splashed. the only way it got wet was threw misting like 2 minutes like 3-4 times a day and him pooping on it.

same problem here...
i think either sacrifice the wood or sacrifice the misting sessions..
I chose to do the first one.

 

[RhettusMaximus]

misting

This is just something I do for my driftwood. When I had dart frogs the driftwood in their tank would stay very wet and moist all day long (being that i kept their humidity at almost 100% all the time) and their driftwood would start to grow mold. I would take a spray bottle and put it on the stream and would spray the mold directly with a few sprays and the mold would go away. I would do this everytime mold started to grow anywhere in the cage and it kept it down to nil. Dartfrogs are very sensitive to mold, so my technique definately worked.

 

[dectr6]

Dodolah, Both of my grape vines are fairly close to lights. Maybe this is what's keeping mine from molding. Don't know, but I've had these in here for about a year with no mold. I heavily mist at least twice daily, keep a dripper going about 3 hours a day and have a humidifier blowing towards my cage. Humidity is usually around 60% in the room. Good luck. David

 

[Justin Carl]

yea, i am 3 times a day for 1 min.
that is plenty of water when u have a dripper going all day.

 

[Zoey]

I've never had a problem with moldyness in a cage before. But like most people have said, I let my cages fully dry in between misting and I make sure the cage is dry before I turn the lights off for the night.

I think it would be fine as long as you let the cage fully dry in between misting, (like most other have said)