Hi all

I am going to try my hand at building my own wooden cages. I have done some woodworking in the past, but hardly consider myself knowledgeable in this area. I have been scanning the posts in this caging forum, and now have a couple of additional questions.

1. I will be using wood. What is the best type of wood for money/durability? I will be building a 6x2x2 cage, and two 3x2x2 cages that will sit on top. I want to make sure that the bottom cage can handle the weight of the two on top.

2. Are there any preferred sealing materials, or stuff that I should avoid that could be toxic?

3. I have read that wood is a poor conductor of heat, and that I ought to put the UTH on top of the wood and sandwich it between a piece of glass or plexiglass. Is this safe (having no air flow to the UTH)?

I really appreciate any help from the community. I have been doing my own research on the subject, but didn't get concrete answers on everything. In case you are wondering what I will be housing, there will be a BCC in the bottom cage, a BP in one on top, and a BRB in the other top one.