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Old 31-12-2009, 12:54 PM
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Default misting a mdf viv ?

How do I must my royals Viv now as i have just built s Viv out of MDF and you can't really mist MDF as it will start to rot and bow is there a better way of doing it as in a bigger water bowl or moss cave ?
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it should be sealed with varnish, in which case it wouldn't matter
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Old 31-12-2009, 12:58 PM
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yacht varnish, about over 9000 coats of it
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Old 31-12-2009, 01:01 PM
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2 coats of yatch varnish is enough...its important to do it for 2 reasons...ovbiously to protect the wood, but also because of the toxicity of the MDF to your snake
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Old 31-12-2009, 05:29 PM
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Aye MDF is nasty stuff, you dont want your snake, or you for that matter, to even be breathing in any MDF dust as it is highly carcinogenic. You really do need to totally varnish it to seal it all up, or snakey wont live very long.

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