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| chrisc |
Posted - 06/11/2011 : 11:36:15
this should keep me busy for a while
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| Tawfik47 |
Posted - 21/11/2011 : 09:09:37
great job u've done Chris !! very nice |
| MarkSue |
Posted - 20/11/2011 : 19:27:03
The one on the right would make a good attitude adjuster  |
| chrisc |
Posted - 20/11/2011 : 19:19:22
heres some of the finished bits of wood, the others need to dry a bit more
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| chrisc |
Posted - 06/11/2011 : 21:45:08
i know a few trees but not all. i look for fallen wood thats not near any ferne/pine/conifer looking trees and treat it just to be on the safe side |
| boomslang |
Posted - 06/11/2011 : 18:33:04
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Originally posted by BurnedAtTheStake
Oh niiiice! Congrats!
I do like natural branches. My first cornsnake book airily advised that a snake keeper could just pick up branches in the countryside and, apparently, stick them straight in the viv ...
That is why a few of my branches are au naturel with bark still on - although at least I had the sense to leave them baking next to a radiator all winter which destroyed any tiny beasties ...yes, I should have debarked them, and they look wonderful when they're all sleek and smooth and easier to clean too.
Yours will look gorgeous with the right treatment ...and no wounds I hope!
You don't have to remove the bark,or spend days pouring cleaner on them.theres nothing that can harm your snakes on wood found here.
Unless its rotted or wood from a chemically treated area,driftwood does need cleaning however.plus trees that have toxic sap etc etc.its really just knowing where/what the wood is you putting in comes from. |
| chrisc |
Posted - 06/11/2011 : 16:10:02
i always pick up fallen wood so its already dry ish a couple of the bits are still a bit green so once ive bleached/rinsed them will put them next to the boiler for a week or to then sand again once dry.
i only wanted 2 bits for my viv the other bits im going to sell |
| Lotabob |
Posted - 06/11/2011 : 15:44:37
I didn't bother with the bleaching, I sat them on the window sill for a few days and the sun has turned them a lovely yellow. I will F10 them before they are finally put into the vivs but their shouldn't be anything a snake can't cope with. They seem quite dry already too but time will dry them out completely but I dont think I need to worry about mould or anything like that either.
Bats, I'm leaving the bark on for my Gecko viv, a more natural set up for that. Its in my bath soaking in water at the moment, but again just a quick F10 before it goes in and job should be done, again nothing on the wood that couldn't in theory come into my house anyway. |
| chrisc |
Posted - 06/11/2011 : 15:02:42
their barkers, got 3 of them in the house an the tinyest noise outside they all go mental or bite the postman as on did the other week |
| n/a |
Posted - 06/11/2011 : 14:21:08
LOL! Are those barkers or de-barkers?? Cute!! |
| chrisc |
Posted - 06/11/2011 : 13:45:43
now de-barked and with no blisters, time for sanding, bleaching an drying
and the dogs helped
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| n/a |
Posted - 06/11/2011 : 12:08:44
Oh niiiice! Congrats!
I do like natural branches. My first cornsnake book airily advised that a snake keeper could just pick up branches in the countryside and, apparently, stick them straight in the viv ...
That is why a few of my branches are au naturel with bark still on - although at least I had the sense to leave them baking next to a radiator all winter which destroyed any tiny beasties ...yes, I should have debarked them, and they look wonderful when they're all sleek and smooth and easier to clean too.
Yours will look gorgeous with the right treatment ...and no wounds I hope! |
| chrisc |
Posted - 06/11/2011 : 12:07:17
cheers for the tip may go an ahve a look. ive got a big bushcraft/survival knife thats pretty good i just end up with loads of blisters |
| Lotabob |
Posted - 06/11/2011 : 11:48:21
Nip to B&Q and buy a plain, then dismantle it for the blade and the bark comes off a treat. Just be prepared for wounds. |
