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will my fake rock background melt under the heat lamp i built a fake rock background grouted it and sealed it the only thing is is that i didnt grout and seal the edges and back via cost and money to spend on poject i am wondering if the heat will melt the open styrofoam or cause any fumes...

i have been building my custom background i have built it out of styrofoam i used 3 layers of grout i did 2 coats of polycrylic sealent with sand sprinkled on the second coat do you think that i should do more coats of sealent? i ran out of sealent and dont want to buy more unless its neccesary...

thanks guys what about humidity does it get more humid in there enclosure due to summer? you guys rock

hey everyone i was thinking with summer coming my house gets really hot are AC works but barely plus my room gets real hot with my comp and whatnot anyway when the temps get high in my room which they do (i dread it already) do i get a smaller basking bulb for my enclosure or sit a tiny fan on...

is salmonella from a beardie as bad it is from food poisoning like undercooked chicken

well i kinda ingested it being as the dust went in my mouth and i kinda swallowed a little bit not a lot

hey it turned out to be undigested brocoli when i checked it several hours later it was alot softer then after she FINALLY pood it was gone she now only gets extremely fine fine fine chopped brocoli when she gets it

hey everyone its me again mr paranoid :shock: anyway i was cleaning out my beardies tank and i was shaking a hidden cricket out of a log she sits on and a bunch of dust and whatnot flew out i think i inhaled some of it not really sure :?: but now im paranoid im going to get salmonella since i...

hello i was bit by my beardie it was a accident i was hand feeding her and she missed is there a chance of me getting salmonella? or am i being paranoid i washed it and used flukers hand sanitizer what else should i do if anything or should i forget about it

yes will do where can i get the sealer at? any special store or would lowes carry it i will get the pics up after i finish the grout is real powdery after dry is this normal its only the second thin coat?

the elmers wood glue is brownish tan in color does it dry clear and can i use that as my sealer thats what one DIY told me as for the polycrylic is that the name would a water based sealer say that on it??

hello i have read the instructions on here of how to build the fake rock background many a times however i cannot find the PVA or NON TOXIC SEALER ANYWHERE!! ive tried handyman, lowes, home depot ect.. some have said to use a water base low odor sealer and allow it to sit outside a week before...

no i havent recieved the new bulb yet

hello i just bought a new reptisun 10.0 from petmountain my question is that the bulb is a t-8 will it work in my fluker hood it has a t-12 in it now or will i have to buy a new fixture and if i do where would i get a good one cheap thanks

well she just took a huge poop and the bump is gone so im guessing it was just food and no impaction thanks to everyone