Building a PVC Platform

[maci]

Has anyone tried successfully to make a basking platform out of PVC pipe, egg crate, and tile (that keeps heat, not shelf liner)? I would like to build a 1 1/2 foot long platform, and there would be enough space under it for a cave. Any ideas, pictures, or thoughts?

 

[Kryptek]

pvc under heated conditions releases a toxin, I would not recommend it in a desert tank setup.

however, you could probably use heavy wall cardboard tubing, like the stuff found on heavy rolls of plastics or tin foil, in place of the pvc

 

[maci]

pvc under heated conditions releases a toxin, I would not recommend it in a desert tank setup.

however, you could probably use heavy wall cardboard tubing, like the stuff found on heavy rolls of plastics or tin foil, in place of the pvc

Wouldn't it be the same as the PVC cages that a lot of keepers use? I wont be able to put cardboard in my tank, what about a non-treated wood?

 

[Kryptek]

Pvc is polyvinyl chloride. I would source something else. Wood Dowling would be a good choice. I am curious of what woods are safe for beardies as I'll be building a new tank soon.

 

[amandamac]

Could you use PVC if you grout it like the styrofoam walls?