New boy stressed

[Bogertophis]

I have plenty of trees that I can get him a branch from. I live on 56 acres. There is also a bamboo patch where I can cut a piece of bamboo. Should I scrub whatever I use with vinegar and water and dry it out before I use it or should I just buy a climbing branch? I hope I don't pester you but you have been at this so long and you make so much sense that you are my go to. I love the way you truly love them.

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I use natural tree branches from my property all the time but don't wash with vinegar(!) as wood might retain that acrid odor for a long time. I spray mine w/ the same solution (diluted chlorhexidine) that I use to wipe out my tanks...let it dry completely, no rinse needed. It's just to kill some germs that might be on them from birds etc. I've had a few bark beetles tunneling into branches too, once in a while; they are harmless to snakes, they only eat chomp on wood & you'll know you have them if or when you see tiny piles of sawdust on something in the enclosure... Bamboo poles can work fine too. I usually try to dry my branches outside in hot sun before using also...my snakes are too big for their branches to fit in my oven, lol.