Toddfather
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Is wood finish toxic for a cham? I’m building a cage and was wanting to put a finish on the wood and wasn’t sure if it was safe or not
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The Wild One
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coastal_chameleon
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you would want to use an organic wood finish ,this is the stuff I use. https://www.amazon.com/Concrete-Sea...qmt=e&keywords=acri-soy&qid=1577485672&sr=8-2
coastal_chameleon
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you can also use bees wax based products but I've never tried it .
Toddfather
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Okay thank you so much!
Ramrod
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Agreed, used polyurethane on mine without any problems
Reptofreak
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That’s also how I sealed mine.
skoram
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You don't want to play it too safe with wood sealant imo. If it's not strongly waterproofed the wood will rot and warp. This happened to me and I had to toss my wood enclosure out. Polyurethane should be fine (multiple coats!) and people here also seem to strongly recommend FlexSeal.
timw1
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OP wants a finish on the wood. Flexseal is NOT for that.
Toddfather
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Ok thank you all for the advice
timw1
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I used oak which I stained and polyurethaned. You can see some pics in my album.
skoram
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haha yes flexseal would be a terrible looking wood finish! had a brain fart and though OP was looking for waterproof sealant.
The Wild One
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Totally not adding on but, clear?
If concerned with offgassing you can use Verathane. It has no VOC’s. Even when dry others still release them.
You will definitely need many coats though.
You will definitely need many coats though.
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