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[RedDr4gon333]

I do this as a thread vs. a PM in case anyone else is interested. The new pic on the banner is dragosmom's babies - Tripod, Avanyu, and Drago.

Anyways, I was wondering where you got some of the things that are in your encloser. Like those big round thick vine like things with holes in it. What is that? It looks incredibly sturdy. And where did you find such thick rope? Hardware store?

I have vines in my cage, but its more for looks than for the dragons because most of the vines are too scronny for them to actually be able to crawl on them. The end up just flopping to the side and get mad and jump off and run around in hysteria. [/color][/font]

[dragosmom]

The thick "holey" stuff is cholla cactus. You can get it on ebay-it comes from Arizona. A nice piece runs about $20.00 plus shipping. I luv it and so do the "kids". The rope came from Lowes and I started out 6 months ago with 1 strand and upgraded last month to 3 strands braided together. Avanyu's belly is 3 inches across now and he was struggling to sit on 1 strand Z(although he still does it on the single strand left across the back)! I wrapped the braided ends with jute and left a big loop. I use 3M "Command" removable hooks in my viv so that I can rearrange when I feel it necessary without leaving holes all over the place. I just hang the jute loop over the hook. I used pothos vines and zip ties to cover the rope for a more natural look. it's easy to spray down for disinfecting and the big pothos leaves provide shade. The rope is only about $.60/foot.