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TheSerpenteer

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(01/27/08 16:17:24)

Forum Chondro Junkie

I've never seen this brought up before when talking about perches. Maybe I've missed it? And if not, I wonder if anyone is against it.
I love the stuff. I've always used it for chameleons. And, I've used it for my small GTP and ETB's. It doesn't really require and fastening to the side of the cage or tub, it bends and fits in tight. And there have been recent discussions on here about wheter or not only providing straight perches parallel to the ground could actually be a problem. I just buy the small size, bend it around inside the cage and there are tons of perch options. It can be cut for the smallest of tubs, and works well for "tweener" sizes. Until of course the snake gets to heavy to not have an anchored perch. Any thoughts?

Brian Suter

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VinnyButch

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(01/27/08 17:07:46)

Forum Chondro Junkie

Brian,

Have you had any problems with the dark, soft textural coating on the BioVine crumbling off sometimes? I tried them with a few animals when they first came out and there were always little bits of stuff coming off and winding up on the cage bottom. Obviously having the stuff on the cage floor isn't a big deal, but I was always worried that bits might be ingested during feeding, or drinking if any wound up in the water bowl. Since the pieces looked and felt rubbery, I thought there might be some danger of impaction if they were accidentally ingested.
I screw things up often enough without having help from my cage furnishings, so I took out the BioVines and haven't used them since. Are they made so that they don't degrade as easily nowadays? It's been a while since their introduction, so maybe it's time to revisit them as viable perches.

vin

Brent Douglas

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(01/29/08 08:03:42)

MVF Post Breeder

Does anyone out there know how to make Bio-vine? cant be to difficult.

Seabass

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(01/30/08 20:17:23)

Forum Chondro Junkie

this doesn't exactly make bio-vine, but it's a good generic alternative a good friend taught me for using in frog terrariums: Start with a coated wire, or wrap several together, add twine if you want to get the desired thickness. Then coat all of it liberally with brown silicone and rub it all down with dry peat moss before the silicone hardens. Again, it's not exactly bio-vine, but it looks really naturalistic and there is no danger with dry silicone or peat. Hope it helps! Seabass

Ty Abrams

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(01/31/08 04:25:37)

MVFonator

How do those things hold up under humidity?

Ty

Seabass

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(01/31/08 11:04:08)

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I never used my homemade vine in a snake terrarium, but I used them in frog terrariums with water running down them at times. After enough use, some of the peat may wear off, but the silicone holds pretty tight and they can alwyas be touched up (when thoroughly dried first!) and reused. Again, hardened silicone is completely benign and peat is equally safe. Seabass

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