Rope, string, twine, wire

[Mark Andbill]

Hi everyone,

I know people suggest using rope of some sort for chams to climb as it helps strengthen their muscles. I just wonderd is the was a specific one to use or keep away from?

 

[carol5208]

well I had not heard that about the muscles but It could be true. I use a thick nautical rope on my patio for my guys free range. They love climbing around on it. if you look at my album of romeo you can see the rope in a few pics. The lights wrapped around it were there before the chams. So was the rope actually but it works perfectly!!

 

[Carlton]

Hi everyone,

I know people suggest using rope of some sort for chams to climb as it helps strengthen their muscles. I just wonderd is the was a specific one to use or keep away from?

If you use rope made of "natural" fibers such as hemp it will eventually rot and harbor bacteria/molds. BTW, I have never used rope in any of my cages and my chams' muscle tone was just fine. I do however use lots of natural barked branches of differing dimensions and scrub them periodically.

 

[carol5208]

If you use rope made of "natural" fibers such as hemp it will eventually rot and harbor bacteria/molds. BTW, I have never used rope in any of my cages and my chams' muscle tone was just fine. I do however use lots of natural barked branches of differing dimensions and scrub them periodically.

oh I forgot to mention, my rope never gets wet as it is not in their cages. You are right, it probably would get really nasty after a while if he used the same kind of rope I have.

 

[Mark Andbill]

I did think about the mould issue, I have seen some nylon rope which I may try think it would look a little like vines too

 

[Decadancin]

Unless cost is an issue, I do not see the reason to use the rope unless you want to. The use of different width vines and branches should give the proper exercise and will be easier to clean.

 

[absolutbill]

You can use 1 strand and string that up, and then twist 2 together for a different thickness. I use the bend-a-vines and do that with them so that my guys are gripping different thicknesses. Maybe go with some sort of marine rope that's designed to be wet a lot?