Tortoise table help!

[salezel]

Hello,


my girlfriend has a russian tortoise I am building her a table for it to live in.

I have all my materials except for a sealant. I have a few questions I need answered please.

what do i need to treat the wood on the exterior with.

what can i put on the inside of the table(where the tort will be) to make sure it is waterproof and sealed properly.( i am asking about chemicals or sealants etc..not linolium or liners)

please give me names or links to any items suggested. I am wanting to do this soon so i need help.

 

[Yvonne G]

Hi, and welcome to the Forum!

GBTortoises had a post a while back where he said he uses a good quality paint on his habitats. I'll try to find it for you.

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Here it is:

http://www.tortoiseforum.org/thread-11366.html

and here's pictures of his enclosures:

http://www.tortoiseforum.org/thread-10028.html

 

[salezel]

Thank you im reading them now i went ahead and sent him a pm too. Im not super handy so im trying to find something easy to understand

Hi, and welcome to the Forum!

GBTortoises had a post a while back where he said he uses a good quality paint on his habitats. I'll try to find it for you.

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Here it is:

http://www.tortoiseforum.org/thread-11366.html

and here's pictures of his enclosures:

http://www.tortoiseforum.org/thread-10028.html

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[Mightymcknighty]

I'm actually currently in the process of making one myself started off yesterday when I bought a 4ftx3ft bookshelf for the base of the enclosure adding a stronger bottom for support, I have a redfoot so he needs humidity I will be using a cocking seal on the sides of my tank and I will also be using pond linear so it will protect the wood from moisture.

 

[reatrocity]

I think I've read some people use shower curtains and just staple it on the interior of the table as an easy fix against moisture. It really depends though, I'm sure there are many different solutions. I've never tried them myself though, wish I could be more help!

 

[nate.mann]

the links provided by the one and only Yvonne should do you just fine.


0.1.0 Russian tortoise
0.1.0 Sonoran Desert Tortoise
1.0.0 Bluenose Pit/American Bulldog

 

[Tom]

For an adult russian, it won't likely be all that damp all the time. I leave my enclosures untreated on the inside. For the ones housing species or ages that will require a lot of dampness, I sometimes staple black plastic sheeting along the bottom and partway up the sides. No commonly available paint or epoxy will hold up to being wet all the time. This is according to the Home Depot general manager, paint department manager, and the rep from the paint company that supplies HD. I had to find some non-toxic boat paint. After all the trouble and expense, it worked fine, but its just not necessary in my case. I have untreated closed chambers that have been housing humid species for more than 10 years now.

 

[salezel]

I don't know how wet he will be, I know she mists his enclosure to keep dust down but since we switched to using ecoearth stuff(it comes in a brick you add water and it expands) dust isn't much of a problem. I just don't want his table to rot or mildew.
. Every one keeps talking about expoxys and sealants etc, and as I don't do a lot of crafts or anything I don't know what I'm looking for so in trying to find something that someone can Name and say that named item will work.