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Hello I wanted to know what is the best wood to use for an monitor enclosure? I will be building an 8x4x4 and I'm confused on which wood to use. Also what is the best sealant and paint to use inside. Thanks
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I just used standard 2x4s and plywood for the enclosure (non pressure treated of course). Instead of painting the inside I used some PVC wall panels, and used liquid nail to adhere it to the inside, then used some PVC trim to seal the seams, that way the inside of the enclosure is water proof and I didn't have to worry about sealing the wood or painting.
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You could use melamine. Its pretty sturdy and has a water proof coating, it's what i used for my retic tank and i used aquarium sealant for the corners. Melamine can be bought from somewhere like lowes or menards and it comes in 8ft by 4ft sheets so you wouldn't have as much stuff to cut. If you do go for melamine make sure you use 3/4 inch and not the 1/2 inch stuff.
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Re: Wood
Originally Posted by dylan815
You could use melamine. Its pretty sturdy and has a water proof coating, it's what i used for my retic tank and i used aquarium sealant for the corners. Melamine can be bought from somewhere like lowes or menards and it comes in 8ft by 4ft sheets so you wouldn't have as much stuff to cut. If you do go for melamine make sure you use 3/4 inch and not the 1/2 inch stuff.
If you're planning to put any actual dirt in there melamine will rot very quickly.
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Re: Wood
Originally Posted by tegu
If you're planning to put any actual dirt in there melamine will rot very quickly.
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I guess i do use newspaper in mine.... So you say it will rot quickly?? Melamine has a waterproof coating on it.... wouldn't just the surface get icky and not the actual wood?
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Re: Wood
Originally Posted by dylan815
I guess i do use newspaper in mine.... So you say it will rot quickly?? Melamine has a waterproof coating on it.... wouldn't just the surface get icky and not the actual wood?
Water will get through it with the amount of moist dirt in monitor enclosures. Newspaper works fine with it but that is snakes.
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Re: Wood
Originally Posted by tegu
Water will get through it with the amount of moist dirt in monitor enclosures. Newspaper works fine with it but that is snakes.
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Thanks for clearing that up. I'm about to start making a tegu enclosure and was going to use melamine........ What wood would you suggest for a tegu enclosure???
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It really depends on how you plan on building your cage, what I mean by that is are you going to have studs with an inner wall and outer wall so you can insulate the cage? If so Melamine (IMO) will end up being way too heavy.
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1.0 German Sherherd (Timber), 1.0 Wolf/Shepherd (Sabre), 1.0 Chihuahua (Taz), 0.1 Chihuahua (Penny), 0.1 Pitbull (Luna)
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Re: Wood
Originally Posted by jclaiborne
It really depends on how you plan on building your cage, what I mean by that is are you going to have studs with an inner wall and outer wall so you can insulate the cage? If so Melamine (IMO) will end up being way too heavy.
I don't think he said anything about having a level of insulation?
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Re: Wood
I apologize I did not realize that I did not, I guess pin the topic to see the replies lol. Most likely I am going to go with a Savannah monitor and from all the you tube videos and pics of enclosures I see they need a lot of dirt. I have read about the pawn linner so that would be something I will do as well.
I'm just getting all my info in line because once my guess room is empty again I will start making the enclosure. I do believe an 8x4x4 is a good size for Savannah' s so this is my goal. Thanks for all the advice.
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