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    Reptile Safe Paint?

    I'm in the process of making some hatchling hides. I've been saving up sour cream tubs, butter tubs, cottage cheese tubs, etc. to use as baby hides. I plan on cutting an entrance and painting them black for added security since they are white in color.

    My question is this, is there a non-toxic reptile safe paint that I can use on these tubs to paint them black? I would like the paint to not be water proof so I can wash the tubs (by hand with soap and water and then disinfected with F10) and not have the paint flake off.

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    Re: Reptile Safe Paint?

    Hmm. Im not sure. They make non toxic paint for kids. But I think anything is going to peel/flake right off of those. That surface I dont think will take paint well. Let us know how it works out.
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    Reptile Safe Paint?

    Did you mean you want it to be waterproof? From my understanding, any paint that dries hard and is completely aired out is ok to use. I painted my hide with the 'make it stone' spray paint followed by a krypton clear waterproofing. I aired it out for over a week on my back patio due to my paranoia Then I just put it in my guys tank. No ill effects so far.

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    Reptile Safe Paint?

    Few paints will stick to that kind of surface. The ones that do are so expensive that it makes it not worth it. (Liner polyurethane runs 110$ a quart and once mixed it will harden and cannot be saved)


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    Reptile Safe Paint?

    *Krylon lol. Stupid auto correct.

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    Hmmm... I'd x2 on the "make it stone" to add texture for the paint to stick to, except I feel like that has the potential to flake off as well... perhaps not with a sealant over it though. I'll be following, as I have a big DIY project coming up and reptile-safe paint definitely plays a part!
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    Reptile Safe Paint?

    They do make spray paints that are specifically made to bond with plastic. I'm pretty sure Walmart carries it, not sure on who manufactures it. For painting patio furniture and whatnot. You might be able to tell, but I'm all about the spray paint lol

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    Re: Reptile Safe Paint?

    I think a clear plastic top coat that has been allowed to flash off vapours from curing would be the safest bet over top of any "non-toxic" paint.

    Edit: For painting plastic with decent result I would suggest Krylon paints.
    Last edited by Raven01; 06-20-2013 at 09:19 PM.

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    Re: Reptile Safe Paint?

    Yes, I meant water proof! silly typo on my part. I just feel like the white hides won't be enough security for them. I'm open to other ideas if you have any. I've thought about blacking out the actual tubs too. The lids are hunter green and I've considered blacking out 3 or 4 sides of the tub with black paper or cardboard. I'm hoping to get a new hatchling XPVC rack before I have hatchlings so that will solve all my issues anyway. I just want to work with what I have in case I don't have that rack by October (eggs are due to be laid around the first week of August).

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    Re: Reptile Safe Paint?

    Quote Originally Posted by Raven01 View Post
    I think a clear plastic top coat that has been allowed to flash off vapours from curing would be the safest bet over top of any "non-toxic" paint.

    Edit: For painting plastic with decent result I would suggest Krylon paints.
    do they make a kind of "black plastic top coat"? The problem is that I want to make the hides darker inside for added security.

    For the Krylon paints, could I do a "fushion" spray paint? Should I add some type of sealant on top?

    Quote Originally Posted by MootWorm View Post
    They do make spray paints that are specifically made to bond with plastic. I'm pretty sure Walmart carries it, not sure on who manufactures it. For painting patio furniture and whatnot. You might be able to tell, but I'm all about the spray paint lol
    I'm not opposed to spray paint as long as it's safe for the snakes. Obviously they will be done this summer (probably before I have eggs) so there will be a good 2 months of curing time.
    Last edited by BHReptiles; 06-20-2013 at 09:26 PM.

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