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                      |  Posted - 26/10/2008 :  13:57:41   
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                      | my OH dad is going to make me a viv as hes a carpenter, whats the best wood to use? it wont be made out of chip board then covered with vinyl. so i just want to make sure that the wood i use is not anyway toxic to Nia 
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                | matty18714The Count of Corniness
 
      
 
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                      |  Posted - 26/10/2008 :  14:28:37   
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                      | As far as i read Oak is a good one, and very popular on pet websites. Dont ever use Pine as i have read in loads of places it will kill your snakes. :( |  
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                | dazbThe Corn Snake Moderator
 
     
 
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                      |  Posted - 26/10/2008 :  15:36:02   
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                      | i use conti board or melamine board from B&Q... |  
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                | gingerponyQueen Bee
 
      
 
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                      |  Posted - 26/10/2008 :  17:58:01     
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                      | is pine with lots of layers of varnish ok?  the big stack we're building is melamine/contiboard. |  
                      | cornsnakes, ratsnakes, bullsnakes, boas and day geckos
 
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                | matty18714The Count of Corniness
 
      
 
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                      |  Posted - 26/10/2008 :  18:04:31   
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                      | I have pine dowel in Henry's new big viv. Im sure it will be fine. I have about 10 coats on it  |  
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                | gingerponyQueen Bee
 
      
 
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                      |  Posted - 26/10/2008 :  19:46:06     
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                      | thats good matty, i'm on the 2nd coat of vaarnish so far on the latest stack i'm making  |  
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                | matty18714The Count of Corniness
 
      
 
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                      |  Posted - 26/10/2008 :  20:14:16   
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                      | And where are the pictures? |  
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                | gingerponyQueen Bee
 
      
 
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                      |  Posted - 26/10/2008 :  21:30:28     
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                      | not taken any get, i always get half way through a 'project' then think 'i should have taken pics!'  will take some when i'm done though hun  |  
                      | cornsnakes, ratsnakes, bullsnakes, boas and day geckos
 
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                | matty18714The Count of Corniness
 
      
 
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                      |  Posted - 26/10/2008 :  21:59:29   
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                      | good good  |  
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