Horizontal bamboo for phelsuma

[ryan]

Im looking on advice on ways to keep bamboo horizontal in phelsuma enclosures but as natural looking as possible.
I have vertical pieces in there and have tried tieing these to horizontal prices but with no luck.
Has anyone got any ideas/pics
thanks

 

[heiser]

I use suction cups on the glass. You can buy clear suction cups at an arts supply store; the type use to hang bobbles in windows. I then cut the bamboo about 1/4" shorter than the inside glass to glass dimension. Place one suction cup on the glass on one side. The cups have a little nib/knob on them for the hanger (don't use the metal hanger). Put the hollow end of the bamboo over the suction cup. Place the other suction cup inside the other end of the bamboo with the knob inside the bamboo and the cupped portion out. Wet the glass on the other end of the tank and slowly move the bamboo into place. The wet galss allows you to slide the suction cup about until it is in place. This holds nicely even for my grandis. You can get the suction cups in several sizes to use different size bamboo. It gives a nice clean look and allows you to adjust the height and location of the bamboo.

If you don't have glass surfaces then try velcro. use a circle of vecro on the surface oyu want ot put the bamboo and then plug the hollow end of the bamboo with place and stick the velcro over the end (cover the plugged hole). Only with velco you have to cut the bamboo very close to the right size and once in place it is very difficult (but not impossible) to remove the bamboo.

I have also used cork background to hold bamboo horizontally. On one side use a hole saw to make a hole in the cork to accept the bamboo. On the other side use a suction cup or take a peice of cork with a hole in it big enough for the bamboo and slide it over the end of the bamboo. Then with the bamboo in place, glue or silicone the cork to the wall/side of the tank so it hold up the bamboo.

Lastly you can silicon the bamboo in place, but removal requires a razor blade and patience.

Regards,
John

 

[jpg]

I just cut mine to size and wedge them between the sides . Besure not to apply to much pressure and break the glass .

 

[Gecko1ife]

For my cresteds I built a small pile of rocks on each side of the cage, the bamboo was relatively high up and was secure after a few more rocks were placed/aquarium glued into place to make sure nothing fell.

 

[grassman]

I use suction cups, as well. The nub of the suction cup fits perfectly in the bamboo, in my case. I placed the basking light above the horizontal bamboo and my gecko loves it. Here's a pic so you can see what I am talking about.

P.S. My gecko is much greener than she appears in the first pic (its just the lighting)

 

[bpcrally]

I use suction cups, as well. The nub of the suction cup fits perfectly in the bamboo, in my case. I placed the basking light above the horizontal bamboo and my gecko loves it. Here's a pic so you can see what I am talking about.

P.S. My gecko is much greener than she appears in the first pic (its just the lighting)

Off topic but is your gecko just very young? its so small!
noob me!

 

[Gecko Ranch]

Your gecko would like it if you put in a diagonal piece they could get inside. Those pieces you have are kind of thin and are definitely not large diameter enough if that is not an adult Phelsuma.