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    What does everyone think about using the Exo Terra Jungle vine for tree frogs? I would really like something branch like for my frogs to climb on but this seems very rough to me. Is it safe for them?

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    Im sure that the vine should be fine for them. Most tree frogs are hardy especially if your getting whites tree frogs.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Sasha View Post
    What does everyone think about using the Exo Terra Jungle vine for tree frogs? I would really like something branch like for my frogs to climb on but this seems very rough to me. Is it safe for them?
    Sasha,
    I agree with you , it is ruff. I would not put something this texture in w/ my red eyed tree frogs.
    Safe?
    Be sure no wires begin to come through.
    If your frog has the habit of jumping in a clumsily way that could result in him rubbing against it , then go with your gut.


    If you get a large pothos from ( ie home depot) , rinse all the soil off the roots ,
    re-pot it in tropical soil, let the bad stuff grow out for about 2 weeks.
    THEN - the long vines can be used-- they can even be doubled and sort-ot twisted to create a sturdy place for a heavier tree frog.

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    Default Re: Exo Terra Jungle Vine

    They're great and perfect for tree frogs (like red eyes). I'm having a really hard time believing that they are rough enough to hurt a red eye. I've used them a lot, and they're simple awesome (but a bit expensive). Not just to create more climbing space, but also to create support for your plants and make them grow to places where they otherwise couldn't (due to lack of support).

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    My whites seems to like smoother textured vines on his feet and skin and wont use it at all.

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    In my opinion i would go with a Pothos like lynn said. They are much cheaper, much smoother, easy to take care of, need barely any light, and the frogs seem to love them. Mine have a choice of fake or live plants and they always choose the live ones over the fake. But just like lynn said make sure you rinse off all the dirt from the roots and rinse the leaves. If you happen to find one with long enough vines, they have suction cups at the dollar store. Like 8 of them for $1. then you can get some some vines higher up for your frogs.

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    Quote Originally Posted by mrzoggs View Post
    In my opinion i would go with a Pothos like lynn said. They are much cheaper, much smoother, easy to take care of, need barely any light, and the frogs seem to love them. Mine have a choice of fake or live plants and they always choose the live ones over the fake. But just like lynn said make sure you rinse off all the dirt from the roots and rinse the leaves. If you happen to find one with long enough vines, they have suction cups at the dollar store. Like 8 of them for $1. then you can get some some vines higher up for your frogs.
    Just would like to emphasize again that you don't need to pick between jungle vines or live plants. It's perfectly doable to use both, and in my experince, it's a great success to do so.

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    Quote Originally Posted by ViperJr View Post
    Just would like to emphasize again that you don't need to pick between jungle vines or live plants. It's perfectly doable to use both, and in my experince, it's a great success to do so.
    yeah i use both. and they only use the live plants. which are cheaper and less harmful. for the price of my fake plants i couldve bought a lot more live plants. my fake plants have sharp wires that stick out the ends and dont really do any good in there. the frogs dont touch em.

    but yes. you CAN use them. BUT in my opinion. i would use live.

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    Fake plants..? Not sure where that came from. I would too just stay away from fake plants, since they do no good and live plants are better in every possible way. Vines, however, are much harder to come by and the difference between fake and live aren't that big.

    So, please OP, use the Exo-terra vine if you want to, they're safe and a create addition greatness to your tree frog enclosure. However, you should absolutely use live plants as well, but that's another topic.

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    /facepalm didnt realize jungle vine was the bendy stick... my apologies. they are great for frogs. i use one. and you can also easily make them ill try to find the thread for that.

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    Default Re: Exo Terra Jungle Vine

    Thanks for all the advise. In my original post I forgot to mention that I have White's green tree frogs. I actually did go out and buy the jungle vine the other night. It was on sale and I had a coupon so I paid $4. It wasn't as rough as I thought it was but I'm going to keep an eye on my frogs and make sure they don't get hurt. I mean they are "tree" frogs so they should be okay climbing on something that feels like bark right?

    Currently I don't have any real plants, but that will change in the near future

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    My viv is all live plants and instead of using vines, i have a nice thick piece of wood that goes from one side to the other.

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