i am building a birch inclosure do i deed to seal it? it will have very low humidity. desert set up.
thanks
jake
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do you have to seal the wood?
Jock
Apr 19, 2008 10:38 PM
Replies (2)
avtdocz
Apr 20, 2008 10:31 AM
Yes... woods porous and the urates and other reptile smells will seep into the wood. Also another good reason to seal the wood is the temperature outside will be different than inside the cage, and that will cause the wood to warp, sealing helps prevent this to some extent...
chris_harper2
Apr 22, 2008 04:27 PM
Honestly you can probably get away without sealing the wood, but I think it's a good idea to keep bactieral growth to a minimum.
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Currently keeping a small collection of various Gonyosoma. Both G. janseni and G. oxycephala.
