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Posted - 26/10/2008 :  13:57:41  Show Profile
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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matty18714
The Count of Corniness

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Posted - 26/10/2008 :  14:14:49  Show Profile
http://www.thecornsnake.co.uk/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=1353

I used marine plywood

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Posted - 26/10/2008 :  14:28:37  Show Profile
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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dazb
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Posted - 26/10/2008 :  15:36:02  Show Profile
i use conti board or melamine board from B&Q...

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gingerpony
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Posted - 26/10/2008 :  17:58:01  Show Profile  Click to see gingerpony's MSN Messenger address
is pine with lots of layers of varnish ok? the big stack we're building is melamine/contiboard.

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matty18714
The Count of Corniness

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Posted - 26/10/2008 :  18:04:31  Show Profile
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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gingerpony
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Posted - 26/10/2008 :  19:46:06  Show Profile  Click to see gingerpony's MSN Messenger address
thats good matty, i'm on the 2nd coat of vaarnish so far on the latest stack i'm making

cornsnakes, ratsnakes, bullsnakes, boas and day geckos

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matty18714
The Count of Corniness

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Posted - 26/10/2008 :  20:14:16  Show Profile
And where are the pictures?

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gingerpony
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Posted - 26/10/2008 :  21:30:28  Show Profile  Click to see gingerpony's MSN Messenger address
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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matty18714
The Count of Corniness

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Posted - 26/10/2008 :  21:59:29  Show Profile
good good

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