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I have a 4 ft cage made from 3/4 inch plywood if i use acrylic paint for the interior will i need to seal with a epoxy or a water base polyurathane? It will house desert species so humidity will be low. Thanks atrox182

I feel acrylic paints are okay for a variety of cage applications provided they are applied on a stable substrate like the 3/4" plywood of your cage.

If the species in question scratches a lot then acrylic paints can be a problem. The same holds true if a sand substrate will be used.

I would recommend a cheap piece of linoleum flooring on the bottom and then acrylic paint for the walls. You may have to touch up once in a while near the cage floor but that's easy with acrylic paints.

Acrylic paints vary quite a bit in quality and cost. Sherwin Williams makes an acrylic paint that is supposed to be very good, albeit expensive.
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0.0.1 Gonyosoma oxycephala - Java locale (green)

1.2 Gonyosoma oxycephala - Jave local (green)

2.2 Gonyosoma janseni - Seleyar locale (all black)

1.2 Gonyosoma janseni - Celebes locale (Black & Tan)

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