Questions

[sapphire_moon]

Ok we have the enclosure made. It is a 4ft Long x 2ft Wide(deep) x 2ft High(tall).


On the inside we have a protective oil based enamel on it. The problem is that it doesn't seem to want to stop off gassing, fumeing (whatever you want to call it.) It will seem to be fine. But we will close it, lock it and a few hours later open it, and it will smell like it's been off gassing.

It is inside, I have the UTH on it...hot side agerage is usually about 92 degree's, and cool side average is usually 80 degree's.

The UTH seems to have triggered the offgassing...

It has been about 7 days, and it still seems to be offgassing like crazy........

We are about to go crazy because we think the cage is just junk now after spending all the money (about 120 dollars USD) time, and frustration on the thing (first cage obviously!)......

If you tell me to read the can we have already done it. But it doesn't say anything other than what weather to use it in, and how long it takes to dry...(about a day).......

we can't take it out of our room or else it will get destroyed because everyone in my family is going to be here all month long because of thanksgiving, so everyone is poking and proding at it, opening and closing it, taking the UTH out from underneath it and looking at it, unplugging it, using it as a table....they have no respect .......we are about ready to trash it simply because unless it's done with it's off gassing we have no where to put it.

How long do you think it should take to stop off gassing, should we keep it opened or closed? (can't keep it open really because the cat would destroy it. so forget that)...........

Any ideas or opinions would be GREATFULLY appreciated!!!!!

If you reply thank you in advance!!!!