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11-Jan-08, 07:19 PM
| | Regular Member | Join Date: Jan-08 Location: Brisbane, QLD | | |
hey all, (quick intro) i've just signed up but i've look at this fourm as a guest many times before. im Steve and at the moment i have two pythons, coastal carpet and a spotted python.
when my coastal carpet python gets older and bigger i was thinkin of using something like a glass display cabinet as an enclosure. i was wonder if i put that wood with holes every where in it (dont know what it's proper name is) as a backing and ventilation if would keep the heat in winter (i live in south qld).
Im not sure on size of the cage i would get yet since i dont know what size display cabinets there are |
11-Jan-08, 07:29 PM
|  | Regular Member | Join Date: Jan-04 Location: Gold Coast, Australia Age/Gender: 19  | | | | Dont know about it keeping the heat in if all the other sides are glass, but I think the wood youre referring to is pegboard?
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11-Jan-08, 07:51 PM
| | Regular Member | Join Date: Jan-08 Location: Brisbane, QLD | | | | ohh okay thanks, how much glass do you reckon is too much? 2 or 3 sides? |
11-Jan-08, 07:55 PM
| | Regular Member | Join Date: Jan-04 Location: Gold Coast, Australia Age/Gender: 19 | | | Well i personally wouldnt make more than 1 side glass. IMO melamine cabinets are the way to go; dont have to polish them, they provide good insulation, and can look quite good depending on colour  Im sure other people may have a better answer, but IMO the less glass the better.
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11-Jan-08, 07:55 PM
|  | Regular Member | Join Date: Apr-05 Location: Toowoomba, QLD | | | | hey mate i use pegboard on the back of all my enclosure's, make's it really easy to get a good temp gradient as there is lots of ventilation. all mine are made of timber with glass doors at the front. |
11-Jan-08, 08:41 PM
| | Regular Member | Join Date: Jan-08 Location: Brisbane, QLD | | | | fair enough, thanks,
Is melamine the best wood to use or just the easiest one to find and use?
also another idea i had was to convert a old wardrobe kinda cabinet into an enclosure but i wasnt sure if the varnish,wood,or paint would be snake safe. does anyone know what kinds of wood, varnish or paints which would harm my snake that i should look out for ? |
11-Jan-08, 09:57 PM
|  | Regular Member | Join Date: Nov-07 Location: Northern Beaches, Sydney Age/Gender: 29  | | | | Lots of people use converted cabinets as enclosures. If you were to sand back the existing varnish/paint, then repaint it with non-toxic, snake friendly varnish/sealant I imagine it should be OK. There was a thread recently on what sealants were OK to use - I think there was a deck sealant recommended. Anyone remember the brand? |
12-Jan-08, 09:18 AM
|  | Subscriber | Join Date: Mar-07 Location: Sydney Gender: | | | | I use Cabot's low odour clear finish which is water based rather than oil based and that works well. Took two-three days to gas off and then the lizards went in. | |
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