Question for you 'natural' looking set up guys.

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Originally Posted by Sauzo

Well it would be pet shop driftwood. Last time i used a piece of the pet shop driftwood, like i said, it molded right at where it sat on the Eco Earth.

So i would basically need to seal it? :(

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It certainly wouldn't hurt to give sealing try and see if you like it. I can only speak from my personal experience but so far the sealant has made clean up way easier (I used about 4-5 layers) because it gives the wood a bit of a smoother surface. If it helps, I actually just have my wood sitting directly on the substrate with no problems as of yet, so I'd say the sealant has been pretty effective! But I really like the slated rock mount Zina mentioned! (seriously I'm going to try this sometime!)

At some point I'm pretty sure I'll have to either reseal or replace my driftwood (I got mine all from a show) but I think it's definitely increasing the longevity of the wood in general. Up to you of course!

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Originally Posted by zina10

For example, if you found a piece such as that you could easily make it work. You can get 2 beautiful pieces of slate and drill through it. On the left you have only one attachment point, the part that touches the ground. On the right you would need a larger piece of slate and drill 2 holes and attach it to the 2 legs of the wood.

That would make a custom piece that would be quite very beautiful for a snake. It would be long and sturdy, too! Plus the slate adds to the natural look and helps the snake shed as well ;)


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This piece (shown in a fish tank) you could also attach to 2 pieces of slate. On the left you would need a larger piece and drill 3 holes to attach to the 3 legs and on the right you would need just one hole in a piece of slate. Between the 2 flat rocks it would be stable and look absolutely amazing in a snake cage! So much "more" then just perches, I think.

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Yeah, we'll see. That seems like a lot of work lol. The snakes might just have suffer and use a shelf and maybe a perch haha. Thanks though :)

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Originally Posted by MissterDog

It certainly wouldn't hurt to give sealing try and see if you like it. I can only speak from my personal experience but so far the sealant has made clean up way easier (I used about 4-5 layers) because it gives the wood a bit of a smoother surface. If it helps, I actually just have my wood sitting directly on the substrate with no problems as of yet, so I'd say the sealant has been pretty effective! But I really like the slated rock mount Zina mentioned! (seriously I'm going to try this sometime!)

At some point I'm pretty sure I'll have to either reseal or replace my driftwood (I got mine all from a show) but I think it's definitely increasing the longevity of the wood in general. Up to you of course!

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Yeah, the sealant idea seems easier lol. We'll see how excited i get for it after i drape a few silk vines in there and maybe another live plant.

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Originally Posted by Sauzo

Yeah, we'll see. That seems like a lot of work lol. The snakes might just have suffer and use a shelf and maybe a perch haha. Thanks though :)

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Whaaat???

You put together AP cages which takes a lot more work and trouble !!! LOL

You can get nice pieces of slate everywhere. You were going to get drift wood. All you have to do is mark where you need holes in the slate, a masonry bit and then drill steady and straight (helps if someone can pour a bit of water as you go). Then just pre drill some holes into the driftwood, put screws in, presto !!

Yes, gotta find nice wood and a piece or 2 of slate, and a bit of work, but what you get is ART !!! Instead of a measly boring shelf and perch! ;)

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Originally Posted by zina10

Whaaat???

You put together AP cages which takes a lot more work and trouble !!! LOL

You can get nice pieces of slate everywhere. You were going to get drift wood. All you have to do is mark where you need holes in the slate, a masonry bit and then drill steady and straight (helps if someone can pour a bit of water as you go). Then just pre drill some holes into the driftwood, put screws in, presto !!

Yes, gotta find nice wood and a piece or 2 of slate, and a bit of work, but what you get is ART !!! Instead of a measly boring shelf and perch! ;)

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Well i was just going to buy driftwood from either a bird store or a pet store. I can get slate tiles from the floor store as i got a few for my beardie a while ago. I dont know, we'll see what happens lol.

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Originally Posted by Sauzo

Well i was just going to buy driftwood from either a bird store or a pet store. I can get slate tiles from the floor store as i got a few for my beardie a while ago. I dont know, we'll see what happens lol.

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I have faith in you.

Now make it happen! LOL

If you find the right wood pieces, this could turn out KILLER !!!

The only sort of tricky part is drilling through slate. Just slow and steady and straight down, no angles. Plus someone pouring water as you go to cool it. Gotta be a masonry bit. But once you done that a couple of times its a piece of cake, too !

I think I will mount the piece I have that way too (for the gecko), I like that it stabilizes it and keeps it in the position I like.

If you want really cool long pieces of driftwood, try craigslist, too. Petstores ask crazy prices and usually their pieces are pitifully small.

Landscaping places often sell bigger pieces of Driftwood as well.

Petstores will be the most expensive place to buy that from..

I get my driftwood FREE from
Cleveleys beach :)

Crazy what gets swept up onto the beach though !!

Check this out !!

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If you go to an aquarium store you can find pieces of wood already mounted to slate. Usually the specialty stores, not necessarily PetWhatsit superstores.


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I've had wood from the pet shop in with the ball python for about two years and I've never seen any sign of mold. The only thing I've ever done with it was clean it when he pooped on it. I may have bleached it once? But mostly I've just used chlorhexidine when it got dirty. I've also had cork bark for ~6 months+ now and no signs of mold on that either. It's all just plopped in there and I've misted it all and watered my plants basically on top of it. Still looks and smells just as good as new.