Quote Originally Posted by Sravis View Post
thats what ive been told about them but he is very active and easy to handle. Honestly he does enjoy climbing and spends a good amount of time doing so now. Ive also heard that bp's never eat their food backwards yet desmond has done this on many occasions. I think however that i may extend the wood to cover an additional side, however that still leaves the problem of what kind of woods are exceptable to the bp's and what types of polyurethane are appropriate? thanks for your help so far and your considerate answer.
It's actually very common for BP's to occasionally eat their prey backwards, especially younger BP's. Also something to keep in mind when you see a BP climbing most times they are just trying to climb up to escape, they are not doing it for pleasure.
The only wood I know of that is hazardous to BP's is Pine, and that is because of the oil contained in the wood, so avoid any woods that retains the trees natural oil like Pine does.
I used regular silicone caulk to seal up my incubator with no problems, as long as you give it enough time to properly dry.
For the floor you want something with a flat smooth surface, something that will be easy to clean and sanitize with no ridges or nooks for feces to get into. On top of that you are going to want some sort of absorbent substrate over it, I've recommend cypress, it's the best at retaining moisture and naturally inhibits mold and fungus, something like this:www.serpenturf.com