does anyone have a mdf viv?? if so whats it like is it treated and coated

I have an mdf viv, its coated with floor varnish apparently, i bought it off eeji so he'd be able to tell u more about it. Its a good viv though, it houses my chameleon.

My New vivs are going to be MDF I have been told to paint and give it a couple of coats of Yacth Varnish (b&q) But have to leave it a good few daays with the lights on before putting babies back in because of the smell..

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My Babies....1.0.0. Royal Python - Sebastian1.0.0. Snow Corn - Daisy 0.1.0. Strawberry Snow Corn - Miss Pixie 1.1.0. Beardies - Baby Grumplyn + Matilda [option]

i used to have an mdf viv. i sealed the joints with acrylic sealant, then painted with emulsion, then varnished with water based floor varnish. I never had any trouble with humidity or water affecting the mdf (it had a small pool built into the floor too). Blazey bought it a while back, and now keeps her cham in it.

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wicked cheers guys may start using it in the vivs i sell too as an alternative as it can be coloured many different ways

I have 3 MDF vivs, which were treated with Blagdon pond paint/aquarium sealant on the inside (the paint dries to a cement-like finish, and is low VOC so doesnt have any of the hideous fumes that some varnishes do), and MDF primer on the outside to stop any formaldehyde being leaked from the wood. This also means that you can paint it to match your decor Ours are mostly white at the moment as we are too lazy to paint - only the monkey tail skink cage has been painted in a maple-yellow colour.

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1.2.1 Chuckwallas - "Mojave", "Chinook", "Keres" & "Geronimo"
1.0.0 Argentine Tegu - "Big Teg"
0.0.7 Northern Blue Tongue Skinks
0.0.8 Chuckwalla Eggs

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Im going to have a go at making 2 mdf vivs for my bearded dragons I will let you know how i get on

has anyone made any mdf vivs yet if so what did you find best to seal the mdf. Also if im making a stack do i need a double layer in between each viv or is a single layer enough

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3.4.2 Bearded Dragons
0.1 bosc
1.4 corn snakes
1.0 Spur thigh tortoise
1.0 Staff(dog)
loads of fish
2.0 Yellow bellied Terrapins
2.0 red eared terrapins
0.2 children

all my racking is made from mdf... 15 and 12 mm

I am thinking of using it for a viv as the conti board chips to easy and look messy if done wrong.

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3.4.2 Bearded Dragons
0.1 bosc
1.4 corn snakes
1.0 Spur thigh tortoise
1.0 Staff(dog)
loads of fish
2.0 Yellow bellied Terrapins
2.0 red eared terrapins
0.2 children