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Hey guys, Gooch is back ;). This time, I have built an enclosure for my skink(yes, I know this is a tortoise forum, but the cage I built for him is basically the same as the one I built for my tortoise). I sealed it with water based polyurethane, and I am waiting for it to off gas or something...

Hi guys, Gooch is back again. I am building an enclosure for my leopard gecko, and because you guys know alot about wood, I thought I would ask you. I don't have any more water based polyurethane to coat the wood, but is there any wood that would be at like Home Depot to build my enclosure with...

Hi guys, I finished my russian's tortoise table, so now it is time to add some life, color, green, plants, or whatever you want to call them. I already have Kale/Lettuce growing in one pot and 2 spider plants growing in another pot. do you guys have any ideas for different plants or how to add...

Hello guys, I just saw a post on Facebook saying that their russian tortoise got attacked by his cat because it jumped into his open topped table. As some of you may know, I just built a new tortoise table, and now I really want to buy or make some screen tops for it. I have 2 screen lids that...

Hi guys, just waiting for my new tortoise table to off gas. I read somewhere that shining a heat lamp on the table will speed up the curing process. Is this true?

Hi guys, so It has been 6 days since I put my last coat of polyurethane on my tort table. I let it air out in our 50 degree basement for about 5 days then I brought it up to my room. The polyurethane I was using says that the dry times are based on 77 degrees F and 50% humidity. So it was in a...

Hi guys, it has been 5 days since I put my last coat of water based polyurethane on my tortoises enclosure, and I know that I have to wait at least a week for it to off glass and air out, but can I put it in the same room as my tortoise is currently in 2 days before it is finished off gassing? I...

Hi guys, I currently have a duel light fixture (2 in one or what ever, seperate bulbs, one light fixture) for my tortoise. I just built a new enclosure for him, and I was wondering if I could just pet a metal screen on an angle in the corner of the table so the light fixture is resting on top of...

hi guys, Gooch here. Just to fill you in on my build, I finished sealing it and I am waiting for it to air out. Anyway, as I was observing it, I noticed that with several inches of substrate, my front wall will be too short! My tortoise could get out! I am so stupid..... I had intended to put...

Hi guys, Gooch here. I was looking around for a water conditioner for my tortoises bath water, and I saw that I had some Seachem Prime Water Conditioner for my fish, and my question is, can I use water conditioner meant for fish on my tortoise? Thanks in advance.

Oh my goodness! So many threads in one day created by me! Jeesh, I gotta cut you some slack. Anyway, I am close to finishing my tortoise enclosure, and I was thinking about some ideas for a "bath". One idea was a terracotta bowl, but I think that will be too smooth for my tortoise to get out...

Hi guys. Sorry for making so many threads, but I just had a few more questions. I made a little box made from wood paneling and a hot glue gun to plant things in my tortoises enclosure. I was wondering if paneling and hot glue was safe for tortoises, and I wouldnt have to seal it. I am pretty...

Hi guys, sorry for nagging at you for answers, but I need them sooner than later. Ok, to tell you the story, I just finished staining my tortoise table. After that dried, I put a coat of water based polyurethane on everything. All was going well. I am going to put several coats of polyurethane...

Hi guys, just finished staining my tortoise table, so now the "fun" part: sealing it. I started a thread earlier about if I had to put a plastic liner under the substrate, but they said I didn't need to. What is the best and cheapest sealer to use? I was thinking these...

Hi guys, I'm new here , so don't get mad at me for posting this in the wrong section.so I recently built a tortoise table for my 12 year old russian, and I have it all stained, coated 3 times with polyurethane (water based). I am just waiting for it to air out when I saw a thread that says if...