Longtang,

Very nice job on the racks. Oddly enough, that's amost the exact procedure I use to produce $200 racks.

Just one thing that you should note. Wood is NOT waterproof. If you have a water dish spill (which you will if you have ball pythons), it will cause humidity which will generate condensation on the shelf. Over time, the wood will warp and peel and you'll need to replace the shelf. That's why you don't see manufacturers making racks directly out of wood, they either use plastic or melamine.

You could use a sealer to seal the wood, but I would never put a snake in contact with that stuff even after it dries. If it can still give me a buzz, it can't be good for a snake.

I hope the rack works out well for you and good job again,

Jason @ Jason's Jungle

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• Oh. My god! My rack is already done! - longtang, Fri Aug 29 12:13:12 2003
• RE: Oh. My god! My rack is already done! - jasons-jungle, Fri Aug 29 12:49:47 2003
• I thought about sealing it. but I didn't realize that sealant might be bad - longtang, Fri Aug 29 13:17:35 2003
• RE: I thought about sealing it. but I didn't realize that sealant might be bad - pj_farmer, Fri Aug 29 13:39:43 2003
• Here's a suggestion.............. - Brandon Osborne, Fri Aug 29 15:06:33 2003
• Forgot to mention........ - Brandon Osborne, Fri Aug 29 15:09:05 2003
• RE: Forgot to mention........ - longtang, Fri Aug 29 16:36:21 2003
• RE: Forgot to mention........ - Brandon Osborne, Fri Aug 29 17:57:04 2003
• Great posts! lots of good (muchNeeded) practical info/suggetions! Thaku!n/p - longtang, Fri Aug 29 20:02:18 2003
• sugustion - codyblue, Fri Aug 29 21:42:22 2003
• I agree....contact paper from Wal-mart works great! - RPlank, Fri Aug 29 20:53:22 2003
• RE: I thought about sealing it. but I didn't realize that sealant might be bad - noleary, Fri Aug 29 20:37:35 2003
• RE: Oh. My god! My rack is already done! - newagewanda, Fri Aug 29 15:40:08 2003
• RE: Oh. My god! My rack is already done! - newagewanda, Fri Aug 29 15:42:05 2003
• RE: Oh. My god! My rack is already done! - longtang, Fri Aug 29 16:24:41 2003
• RE: Oh. My god! My rack is already done! - uf_g8or, Fri Aug 29 19:23:02 2003
• The only thing you have left to do is go out and.... - RPlank, Fri Aug 29 20:56:14 2003
• RE: Very nice looking n/p - DeltaWoods, Sat Aug 30 00:59:24 2003