CitrusDragon22
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Hello all! I'm new to this forum and only slightly new to beardies. I am in the process of setting things up for my new beardie, Khaleesi, who will be coming home a week from today. I'm currently making a basking platform for her and had a few questions. It is seems that everyone that has made a platform used grout to cover the structure. My boyfriend works in construction and is concerned that because grout is designed to be spread over a very small space, and typically flakes and cracks when spread over a space greater than what is recommended, that I may run into issues down the road with the grout possibly coming off.
He says I should use a sealant that he uses to seal A/C ducts called A/C mastic. He thinks that would be a better alternative because the mastic will not flake or crack. Once its there its there forever. What I'm curious about is whether or not this would be safe to use. I will also be spraying the entire structure with several coats of the stone texture paint and sealer recommended by beautifuldragons.com.
Here's a few pics to show you how things look at the moment. If you have any ideas for additions to the platform please don't hesitate to speak up. It's all just tooth-picked together at the moment and easily changed.
I will be attaching a piece of 1/4" plywood to the back of the structure to close it off and make it more cozy and cave-like. I haven't decided how I will be arranging the wood branches yet but Repticon is coming to my area on the 16th so I'll probably have more stuff to play with and arrange in her viv :mrgreen: .
I'm also going to add a few more of the chuncky pieces that are my attempts at stalactites lol.
I will be using tile in the enclosure. If you look in the bottom left of the first pic you can see one of the tiles sitting on the table. The material you see in the bottom of the tank now is that rubbery cabinet liner stuff to prevent the tile from slipping and/or damaging the glass
Thanks in advance for you help!
-Stephanie & Khaleesi
He says I should use a sealant that he uses to seal A/C ducts called A/C mastic. He thinks that would be a better alternative because the mastic will not flake or crack. Once its there its there forever. What I'm curious about is whether or not this would be safe to use. I will also be spraying the entire structure with several coats of the stone texture paint and sealer recommended by beautifuldragons.com.
Here's a few pics to show you how things look at the moment. If you have any ideas for additions to the platform please don't hesitate to speak up. It's all just tooth-picked together at the moment and easily changed.
I will be attaching a piece of 1/4" plywood to the back of the structure to close it off and make it more cozy and cave-like. I haven't decided how I will be arranging the wood branches yet but Repticon is coming to my area on the 16th so I'll probably have more stuff to play with and arrange in her viv :mrgreen: .
I'm also going to add a few more of the chuncky pieces that are my attempts at stalactites lol.
I will be using tile in the enclosure. If you look in the bottom left of the first pic you can see one of the tiles sitting on the table. The material you see in the bottom of the tank now is that rubbery cabinet liner stuff to prevent the tile from slipping and/or damaging the glass
Thanks in advance for you help!
-Stephanie & Khaleesi