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I have completed the construction, now i just need to stain and polycrylic over it. I'm very pleased with my perches... esp for the first time doing it!!!

And I know to give at least a couple weeks for polycrylic to offgas, but how much would i need to let offgas if i chose to do oil based poly?

Thanks,
chris

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Current snakes:
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1.0 Black Rat (Frankie)
1.1 Texas Bairds (Jose and Rosa)
0.1 Blue Beauty (Brunhilde)
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>>I have completed the construction, now i just need to stain and polycrylic over it. I'm very pleased with my perches... esp for the first time doing it!!!

Good job. Did you not include an upper and lower lip? If so, why?

>>And I know to give at least a couple weeks for polycrylic to offgas, but how much would i need to let offgas if i chose to do oil based poly?

For the cage EXTERIOR you could have your snake in within days. It dries that quickly.

Oil-based on the exterior is a tough question. I suppose to be completely safe you should wait until you can't smell it up close.

Since an exterior won't need as many coats you might be able to get an oil-based to offgass within two weeks.
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0.2 Gonyosoma oxycephala - (Silver/Yellow)

3.3 Gonyosoma oxycephala - (Green)

2.1 Gonyosoma janseni - (Black)

3.3 Gonyosoma janseni - (Black & Tan)

Good job. Did you not include an upper and lower lip? If so, why?

thanks. the track is on the ceiling and the floor, I didn't leave a lip mainly because I didn't want any exposed wood. All the trim on the inside even has been painted with a semigloss and covered with a thin strip of FRP. I figured that since the chondro wouldn't be spending much (if any) time on the ground, it would be pretty much pointless to have a very thick substrate bed.

For the cage EXTERIOR you could have your snake in within days. It dries that quickly.

I think i'll do that for my exterior... thanks
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-Chris

The reason mainstream thought is thought of as a stream is because it's so shallow. -George Carlin

A fool doesn't learn. A smart man learns from his mistakes. A wise man learns from the mistakes of others. Which one are you?

My Website
Rat/Corn snake care sheet I wrote

Current snakes:
0.1 Licorice Stick Black Rat (Lola)
1.0 Black Rat (Frankie)
1.1 Texas Bairds (Jose and Rosa)
0.1 Blue Beauty (Brunhilde)
1.0 Green Tree Python (Claudius)... coming soon