Cage is Finished!!!!
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ohiohousewife
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looks nice!
baggedd5087
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I did that because where i cut the screen it was really sharp and i couldnt get the edges smooth and i didnt want the little guy to cut himself. there is probably a way to do it but im kinda in a hurry before he gets here tomorrow and i have classes till 12 so i couldnt finish it later
Pure
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I hope you didn't paint it with polyurethane like you said in your other thread. If your guy is going to be here tomorrow, that's just not enough time for it to off-gasses the dangerous fumes. Polyurethane off gasses some very dangerous chemicals wile drying, and isn't something a young cham should be breathing in. You need to wait at least a week after applying poly to a cage before a cham is placed in it.
You can put the mesh on the inside if you use wooden moulding on the seems. That covers the sharp bits.
Crazy Pet Lady
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When I did mine I turned under the sharp parts...no scratchy here.
baggedd5087
Member
Well im gonna keep him in my glass aquarium then i didnt even think about that thanks for saving his life
summoner12
Avid Member
Well im gonna keep him in my glass aquarium then i didnt even think about that thanks for saving his life
Yeah, place that thing outside and let it gas for a few days. When using chemicals on something a chameleon will live in it is a good idea to give it lots more time than ya think to air out.
baggedd5087
Member
im glad you guys know stuff this forum is amazing thanks every body for the help i really apperciate it I've wanted a veiled cham for about 3 years now and i am so excited im finally getting one
Pure
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Wile a fish tank isn't ideal it will do in an emergency situation like this. Just make sure he can't get out of it. and a glass or plastic top isn't a good idea. You either want the tank open or put a screen lid on it. If you leave it open there is a danger he will escape. But if you keep his branches low enough it shouldn't be a problem.
serenitystarlite
Established Member
Looks nice! How old is your new baby?
Someone mentioned using wood molding on the inside, but you could still do that on the outside to avoid scratching yourself. You could pick up something like this: corner protector. There were some cheaper ones than that but I can't get them to come up on the site.
Someone mentioned using wood molding on the inside, but you could still do that on the outside to avoid scratching yourself. You could pick up something like this: corner protector. There were some cheaper ones than that but I can't get them to come up on the site.
baggedd5087
Member
He is about 2 and a half months i was supposed to get him yesterday but that didnt happen so he will be here on tuesday
gmotdot
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I hope you used a water based polyurethane as they are the best ones to use as far as having less toxic fumes, however, water based urethanes still take 30 days or longer to cure. Latex and oil-based coatings will take even longer! Please keep in mind that it will need to air out for about a month before you use it (and when you put your heat sources in take a good smell again since when it heats up more toxic fumes may be released!) and up to 30 days or more if you really want to be sure that all of the toxic fumes are gone!
Pure
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Just curious. I was speaking to my father (a professional automotive painter) about water based polyurethanes, he said they are not water proof. He did say it has been many years since he worked with it, but the last time his shop tried it, the device they painted with it, was left out in the rain over the weekend. They came back to work to one hell of a mess. So my question is have you really tried touching your cages after you use this water based poly, and it gets wet?
Dinky
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i work for a fiberglass company and we doing treating of woods and metals and things of those lines and have had problems with water based product. not only do they break down under the slightest amount of water but don't due so well under heavy traffic but if you seal them they are awesome but i do have to say they don't hold up like there oil based cousin but they are easier to work with and dry extremely fast but need to be sealed otherwise will break down as we had sealed a floor for lee's liquor 75,000 sq.ft liquor store and the windows had blown off and it rain inside of the warehouse and next day went to seal it and seeing that we had redo everything and retreat the ground :/ but overall give it time to dry and seal it and it will do the job
Pure
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But the point of the painting/staining in of itself is to seal the wood. So to seal the sealer seems kind of redundant. And if you think about it...if you can't use water based sealers to seal the water based product, then what was the purpose in using the water base product in the first place? I think I just went cross eyed.
