Hey,
I am curious how long it generally takes Aquarium Sealant to be dry / safe for non liquid uses.
A person I purchased a snake from quite awhile ago gave me their tank with their snake. It is a fairly large tank with what appears to be a "custom built" lid. With metal mesh and wood.
I didn't keep the snake in the tank he gave me but a time has come where I set up the tank for my "favourite" ball python. She's been in there for 2 days now and has settled in comfortably. But I was going to make a few changes on the inside and I noticed that there is wire ends sticking out surrounding the ENTIRE mesh on the inside of the enclosure - BAD! (I even found shed attached to some parts =/ )
So I busted out my Aquarium Sealant (an animal safe silicon sealant) and proceeded to cover up all the wire ends with this sealant so they would be rubbery and not pointy.
Now I'm presented with the situation of having a lid-less tank with a ball python inside of it, waiting for the sealant to dry.
I understand how needless most of what I just said is, but I figured some background is always nice.
Aquarium Sealant is suggested to be allowed to cure for 24-48 hours, before use with water, in a water aquarium. If it is dry enough that it doesn't come off when I push it or try to rub it around, does that make it safe to put back on?