PC cable instead of branch?

[PINki]

Hi everyone!

I already have a ficus inside terarium, but because it doesn't have enough branches, I want to put in a cable (that i will paint to green or brown).

You can see that i have some strings, but they are to narrow (is that the right word?), and he could climb on them when he was baby. Now he can't walk on them stable, he most of the time falls under, but holding the string.

Is something wrong if I put cable in?
Because I live in a town, and there are little trees, and I can't just go out and brake some branches. Too embarassing.

Some pics of terrarium under.

 

[JoshCrane1]

i wouldnt recommend it, cables like that have fiberglass insulation that can be a health hazard if exposed, also prob. be too flimsy by itself, you still gotta wrap it around a branch.

see maybe a coaxial cable (like for your tv) is stiff enough and bendable enough, just paint it green. i would do that before a pc cable.

 

[PINki]

Now I think, that better is to just wrap coaxial cable on the strings and it will be wide enough so he can walk stable, right?

What do you think?

 

[JoshCrane1]

ditch the strings all together.

 

[Vibrant Chameleons]

If you want to go the cheap route, just collect dead branches from a forest floor. Bake them in the oven for 30 minutes to kill any living organisms that may exist on them. Then you are safe to use them

 

[krug1313]

Why not get the flexible fake vines. $40 worth should do.

 

[JoshCrane1]

vines are awesome, i have like 6 of em, but they are pretty expensive for what they are.

 

[PINki]

I'll just wrap it on ropes (strings). And I will look for some branches in nearest forest on the floor, but will they become softly and easier to brake if I bake them?