Ok sooo....I've decided that if I'm going to be into the whole reptile thing (which I am and have wanted to be since I was a small human, now as a taller human I am able to do so) that I want them to be around my house, not just confined to one reptile room. I have a corn snake, with plans to get more, and several bearded dragons. I've been flipping through all the viv DIY things, several different sites, forums, ect and thought that perhaps it would be best to ask you all...
Basically I want to make some furniture to hold my animals. Two end tables for my snakes and a coffee table for a dragon or two. So...things I need to know are...
What kind of wood should I use? I know a lot of people use melamine paneling but I wanted to try to use something like Pine or Maple, is that ok to use? I only ask because I wanted something a little "fancier" than melamine for my furniture.
What kind of sealant could I use for the inside of the vivs? I want something that's, obviously, non-toxic but also waterproof. Cure time really isn't much of an issue because I'm not ready to rush into putting them anywhere else, this is just a project for me that I'll enjoy doing and that I want done right so I'm going to take my time.
I have designs for the end tables and coffee table already that will include glass on 2 to 3 sides of the furniture, so I also need to know what kind of sealant I can use to seal the space that the glass goes into the wood that is also non-toxic and safe and all that stuff.
So yeah....any help would be greatly appreciated
Basically I want to make some furniture to hold my animals. Two end tables for my snakes and a coffee table for a dragon or two. So...things I need to know are...
What kind of wood should I use? I know a lot of people use melamine paneling but I wanted to try to use something like Pine or Maple, is that ok to use? I only ask because I wanted something a little "fancier" than melamine for my furniture.
What kind of sealant could I use for the inside of the vivs? I want something that's, obviously, non-toxic but also waterproof. Cure time really isn't much of an issue because I'm not ready to rush into putting them anywhere else, this is just a project for me that I'll enjoy doing and that I want done right so I'm going to take my time.
I have designs for the end tables and coffee table already that will include glass on 2 to 3 sides of the furniture, so I also need to know what kind of sealant I can use to seal the space that the glass goes into the wood that is also non-toxic and safe and all that stuff.
So yeah....any help would be greatly appreciated