Treatment for Grape Vine Wood?

[Ma77hew7]

Originally Posted by backafter20

I started building my own "wood" out of styrofoam. I'm almost done with the foam carving and ready to coat it with grout/modeling plaster/whatever.

Jim,
Good choice, I'm into it! I've been looking into builds done w/ the same root method. Imo some of the most ridiculous ones I've seen! I'm already planning on that method next viv.

Originally Posted by Ellylove

Why do you think it shortens the lifespan? After it goes through it's moldy phase, it looks like a normal piece of damp wood....

Sorry it took so long for a reply...

"Wood that will stand up to the tropical conditions of the terrarium without molding significantly or decomposing too rapidly. Suitable woods include Mopani Wood, Manzanita, Ghost Wood, and Malaysian Driftwood. Grape Wood, commonly sold for reptile terrariums, does not last very long in tropical terrariums and it has a tendency to mold repeatedly during its lifetime in the terrarium. Therefore, Grape Wood should be avoided." - John P. Clare

It sums up my position

[Ellylove]

My grapewood is doing fine, just fyi.

I'd love to know what kind of grout you're using. I'm doing the foam rock method for my leopard gecko tank and so far I'm stuck on the carving/have-millions-of-pieces-of-pink-foam-stuck-to-you-for-days part.