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Doing a little research on the best way to heat my under construction outdoor "closed chambers" style enclosure for winter time and came across this.
The wooden box will be insulated between the outer wood and the interior plywood and I wanted to do a waterproof paint finish on the inside. I'm not too familiar with paint and I was reading that this paint that I am looking at (Rust-Oleum Interior/Exterior Flat Boat Bottom Marine Paint) is flammable, combustible, and apparently releases copper to prevent the build-up of typical marine growth. I was considering buying this Hydrokable Heating Cable with a thermostat & temperature dial for the cold months/nights to bury under the substrate, but I was concerned that with it being sandwiched between the substrate and this particular paint on wood that it might not be a good idea? Sorry if I seem overly paranoid, but I just want to make sure that this isn't going to present a health hazard to my tortoise.
The wooden box will be insulated between the outer wood and the interior plywood and I wanted to do a waterproof paint finish on the inside. I'm not too familiar with paint and I was reading that this paint that I am looking at (Rust-Oleum Interior/Exterior Flat Boat Bottom Marine Paint) is flammable, combustible, and apparently releases copper to prevent the build-up of typical marine growth. I was considering buying this Hydrokable Heating Cable with a thermostat & temperature dial for the cold months/nights to bury under the substrate, but I was concerned that with it being sandwiched between the substrate and this particular paint on wood that it might not be a good idea? Sorry if I seem overly paranoid, but I just want to make sure that this isn't going to present a health hazard to my tortoise.