Jungle Gym

[AlexisDarling]

I have an Apogee reptarium. We are in the process of making it more stable and accomodating for our snake. We are making a wooden base in the cage and reinforcing the frame. The cage is about 3 feet wide. On the base piece of wood, we will construct a hide a box towards the back of the cage, that goes a cross the entire width, giving her a warm spot above her heat pad and a cool spot on the opposite side. We're cutting out a spot for her tub for added support, to prevent her knocking it over. Towards the center of the base, I want to create a jungle gym. It's mid section will be about 5 feet high and it will have two cross arms that reach to the edges of the cage. I figure I'll decorate with cypress mulch, plastic vines around the gym and some reptile carpet above the hide a box.
Does this sound okay? What type of seal and stain can I use, must be high moisture resistant?

[Big Mike]

Use a water based sealant because it's a lot safer that oil based. I don't remember what brand most people recomend but someone should come up with it.

Just currious...what kind of snake are you putting in there? What are you using create a high moisture enviroment? A Reptarium by itself will hold very little moisture which is not good for most kinds of snakes.

Oh...post pics when you are finished.

[AlexisDarling]

Right now I mist her and the inside of her cage. I also have a heat source directed toward her water tub for some added humidity. Now in the next week I'll be buying a humidifier for added help. It will be a store bought brand that I'll leave outside of the cage. We also have her in the half bathroom that we don't use and the door is usually shut so that helps to keep some moisture in as well.