Building ?s

[Ixidor]

I did do a search! Got like 1000 results and a lot of them were pics of the finished products which were all very very nice! Anyway I'm no ace at building anything, so I'm going to build a cage for my two leopard geckos,


-----whats the best kind of wood, in terms of weight and endurance?

------any kind of glue I should use i.e. silicone or epoxy?

------anything I should do before building or doing something like predrilling holes?


------I want it to look nice! Is there any kind of stain or varnish toxic to reptiles that I should stay away from?


Hopefully with your help I won't blow myself up. (yes with me it's possible, even with no fire, all I need is my two hands and a lack of professional supervision :P)