One thing you can do is to make cutouts in the sides and back to mount glass or acrylic panels. Then there is less wood to seal.



Just for you to ponder - I've used a coat of primer then topped with semigloss water-based paint. Can't complain too much. The sides and top hold up, the floor didn't - I had to touch it up alot. Then I just covered the floor with tile (no adhesive or grout) and then a thick layer of substrate like aspen. Again, can't complain. The substrate grabs most of the liquid in the excrement, and the tile helps shield the bottom alot. A simple way to keep the cage floor from taking too much of a beating without going to great lengths for sealing.



Oh, and I used a polyester filler (like Bondo) for the corners and seams before painting. You only need a little. I used gobs. Looks terrible (the way I did it) but keeps the moisture out quite well.
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Mark

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• Woods that should NOT be used for cages? - Austin-1, Thu Mar 27 18:22:52 2008
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• RE: Woods that should NOT be used for cages? - avtdocz, Fri Mar 28 13:35:51 2008
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• RE: Woods that should NOT be used for ca - Austin-1, Sat Apr 5 22:54:00 2008
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