Is floral wire frog safe?

[plants]

I am constructing my first paludarium. I could only find the really flimsy plastic sheets to spray the polyurethane onto. Without thinking I bought floral wire to give it some shape. I then sprayed my polyurethane onto it. Floral wire is some kind of metal (cheap im assuming) covered in green plastic.

Anyway after my tank is up and running in a few months I wanted to add frogs, but being a former fish guy I wasn't thinking about how sensitive frogs can be.

Is the floral wire going to be a problem? Id hate to have to redo everything at this stage. Ugh wish I had thought that through.

[KingCam]

I am constructing my first paludarium. I could only find the really flimsy plastic sheets to spray the polyurethane onto. Without thinking I bought floral wire to give it some shape. I then sprayed my polyurethane onto it. Floral wire is some kind of metal (cheap im assuming) covered in green plastic.

Anyway after my tank is up and running in a few months I wanted to add frogs, but being a former fish guy I wasn't thinking about how sensitive frogs can be.

Is the floral wire going to be a problem? Id hate to have to redo everything at this stage. Ugh wish I had thought that through.

Metal is only exposed at the very tip of each wire, right? Do you have photos? Will any bare metal be exposed to water or the frogs?

[Shade38]

You're talking chemical-wise right? It's hard to know, plants. I wouldn't trust aluminum wire if it was from the dollar store or someplace. But if it's good floral stem wire, I think it might be OK. Is it the floral "stem wire" (between 28-18 gauge) or the thicker aluminum wire (around 10 gauge?) Did you sanitize it at all?

Or were you talking about the actual wire being sharp, like Kingcam asked? Some googling around tells me its made of galvanized steel.

[plants]

Thanks guys.

Its really hard to find any real information about the stuff I bought.

It is 20 gauge, "painted" wire from wal mart.

Walmart.com: Stem Wire: Crafts

Ive buried all the exposed ends into the polyurethane, but I think over time there will probably still be corrosion issues. I am worried about that being a problem for the frogs with all the water and humidity. None of the wires will be submerged, but they will probably be exposed to water and high humidity...

[KingCam]

Thanks guys.

Its really hard to find any real information about the stuff I bought.

It is 20 gauge, "painted" wire from wal mart.

Walmart.com: Stem Wire: Crafts

Ive buried all the exposed ends into the polyurethane, but I think over time there will probably still be corrosion issues. I am worried about that being a problem for the frogs with all the water and humidity. None of the wires will be submerged, but they will probably be exposed to water and high humidity...

I'd say try to seal around where the wires enter the polyurethane with silicone or something. Keep an eye on it, if rust ever starts leaking out of the holes you'll need to do something about it. You might get lucky and not have any issues.