>>Can anyone recommend a good sealer for pine? I'm building a new cage for my Ball Python and need to seal it. Thanks in advance.



For a ball python:



For a solid color a latex or acrylic enamel will be fine but consider a plastic floor. I have never let them offgas for 2 weeks and don't know of any problems.



For a clear coat I would use an oil-based poly but then you can have an extensive offgass time.



For a clear coat that will offgas quickly use Envirotex Epoxy. It's very expensive.



For a Burmese:



Definitely use a plastic floor. For the sides/top I would bump up to an oil-based product, whether it be a paint or clear coat. Even then Burmese urates will probably require a yearly touch up to the sides. A spar urethane maybe won't require frequent touch ups but it takes a very long time to offgas.



For a plastic floor:



FRP, shower board, or expanded PVC are all good choices. These can be laminated over the wooden floor or the cage can be built with no floor at all and these materials can be stapled directly the bottom rim of the cage.
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Current snakes:



0.2 Gonyosoma oxycephala - (Silver/Yellow)



3.3 Gonyosoma oxycephala - (Green)



2.1 Gonyosoma janseni - (Black)



3.3 Gonyosoma janseni - (Black & Tan)

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