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Posted by filthy on January 30, 2000 at 08:25:17:

In Reply to: Re: Wood Type for Custom Cage posted by iZ's mom on January 29, 2000 at 10:28:25:

Cedar, for example, is pretty but contains oils that will soon kill a reptils. The old-time farmers used to use cedar and sassafrass poles for roosts in their chicken coops to keep mites under control. Also avoid pressure-treated lunber. It contains arsenic.

Luck,

filthy

: any wood is fine ... pine is prob'ly the most common and also the cheapest ... (+ what i used) ...

: when you're picking your boards, 2x2's etc ... make sure to get the smoothest ones possible ... (that might seem like a no-brainer, but hey ... i didn't realize that not every board Menard's sells is *perfect* til i got some really cruddy ones ... grrrrr ... pick your own boards ~ don't have the sales crew do it!)

: i stained the boards and then applied a couple coats of polyurethane to them ... worked great!

: make very very very sure the boards/new enclosure is totally aired out before putting your ig anywhere near it! the fumes that are just annoying to us could kill them ... i let mine air for a week, tho 2-3 days might be long enough ...

: happy building!!!
: me + iZ

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: : Cedar, for example, is pretty but contains oils that will soon kill a reptils. The old-time farmers used to use cedar and sassafrass poles for roosts in their chicken coops to keep mites under control. Also avoid pressure-treated lunber. It contains arsenic. : Luck, : filthy : : any wood is fine ... pine is prob'ly the most common and also the cheapest ... (+ what i used) ... : : when you're picking your boards, 2x2's etc ... make sure to get the smoothest ones possible ... (that might seem like a no-brainer, but hey ... i didn't realize that not every board Menard's sells is *perfect* til i got some really cruddy ones ... grrrrr ... pick your own boards ~ don't have the sales crew do it!) : : i stained the boards and then applied a couple coats of polyurethane to them ... worked great! : : make very very very sure the boards/new enclosure is totally aired out before putting your ig anywhere near it! the fumes that are just annoying to us could kill them ... i let mine air for a week, tho 2-3 days might be long enough ... : : happy building!!! : : me + iZ

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