BEST Interior Wood Sealants For Reptile Enclosures!! 

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I'm a roofer. I just built my enclosure. Because of my job I have tons of extra framing wood and plywood laying around . I Used drylock and now have to wait 4 more days to cure. Can't wait to put my 14 year old ballie in it. She's been in a 35 gallon tank for the whole time and I feel horrible. I thought it was big enough because the pet store that sold it to me said it would be good for the life of the snake. After watching videos recently due to being bord at home because everything was shut down over the last 2 years I discovered she needed a bigger home. So now she has a 48x24x24 enclosure. I hope she likes it.

Your enclosures rock! I love plywood enclosures- they are strong, fun to paint and easy to customize with shelves and electrical. Great idea to sell kits.

Super helpful! Im doing an eight foot enclosure build for an adult tegu next week and this very much helped me decide to go for a polyurethane sealer/tint.

That was so helpful! Thank you! I’m definitely getting one of your kits! Awesome idea! I’ve been doing tons of research and best price I’ve seen and it looks so nice!

GREAT VIDEO, REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR CONTENT AS I HAVE SPENT HOUR READING LABELS OF THESE AND SIMILAR PRODUCTS TO SEE IF THEY ARE REPTILE SAFE!

THX SO MUCH!!! 2023 and still helpful, you're awesome.

Thank you so much for this video! Extremely helpful!!

Thanks for the video man,an taking the time out to make this video an give us the info..

Thank you for making this video it was very helpful!!

awesome thanks!

Thank you so much for this!!! Lots of help!!!

Very helpful thank you!

I'm looking to do some DIY and I had this exact problem! Great video and great timing.

Hey I know this is years after you made this vid but I'd like to say thank you!! You helped me make my vivarium! I needed a good waterproof sealant but could never find one. When I saw this vid I knew exactly what I wanted and so now I have a nice polyurethane inside on my Viv!

Just ordered your heavy duty snake hook for my retic! 🙏🏼🙏🏼

Reptiles and 2 strokes. Can’t get better than this

Thank you for this video!

Awesome video thank you !!!!

Giving me ideas which can be good, and could be bad! Thank you! I am so tempted that when I build my enclosure to use some fun Unicorn spit paint then use the polyurethane sealer...

Thank you so much

Thanks!

Another great video. Do you recommend filling any gaps with any sealant prior to final sealing with the Varathane or the DryLok?

Hey sweet enclosures!!! Btw. GE silicone 2 has mild inhibitors which are toxic to fish. I found out the hard way. GE silicone 1 is the only GE product that is aquarium safe✌️

Awesome craftsmanship and those enclosure kits look amazing :) When I used to make my own enclosures I used polyurethane but it has to age and be cleansed and scrubbed a few times before your reptiles can go into it just to be safe. The oil based polyurethane just never really seemed to lose that chemical odor :(

This is definitely really helpful, but i just buy pond paint for sealing my vivarium ❤ useful to know which other paint i can get if i need to though

This is very helpful. I'm on the fence right now. Either buying a 6ft pvc enclosure. Building a 6ft pvc enclosure or wood. Or pricing one out with you. I could save on shipping as a dont live far from each other

Very helpful, thank you!! I see you are using interior varathane.. does it matter whether it is interior or exterior? I just have some exterior stuff already, still water based.

Thank you so much for this video. May I ask how much of the polyurethane you would need to seal a 36x24x38 inch wooden terrarium?

Hi, I hope you and yours are safe and well. The Varathane Ultimate Polyurethane, Crystal Clear Satin sounds perfect. However it's not available over here in the UK, would you be able to suggest a similar wood sealant, that is?

How do you do the lighting in the tank for the when they are stackable tanks

How has the dry lock held up with the heat cycles? Any peeling, chipping, etc?

do you have to be concerned about the animals scratching the layers off and exposing any raw wood underneath that could cause mold? Thanks

I’ve actually used drylok to make a wooden livestock water tank and it’s still holding water now 5+ years later.

Could you use like black flex seal first and then the polyurethane coat?

Question is it ok to apply the drylock or the polyurethane before you assemble the cage?

I’ve been watching your RU-vid videos I would like to see what it would run me for do it yourself enclosures do you do kits for DYI

Is there anything I should know about cleaning an enclosure that has drylok extreme or can I clean it the same way I clean my glass enclosures?

Have u tried flex seal liquid rubber it's pond safe

Question: Can I cover an oil-based polyurethane coat with a water-based poly to make it safe fore my reptile? My hubby grabbed the wrong can by accident and it's now 3 coats in on our $$ custom build. I need to fix this without having to start completely over.

Is it a good idea to do a couple coats of drylok and a couple coats of poly? Twice the protection!

Awesome Ive used yacht varnish in the past which works pretty well too :)

Would it be safe if I stained the inside and then seal it? And can this be used in a arid bioactive set up?

How durable are the wood enclosures? Do you feel like they hold up for a super long time?

Can I ask why you use wood as opposed to acrylic? Are there pros and cons to weight/rot/transport?

I wonder, can you stack the water based polyurethane over a tinted dry lock. I’m actually gonna be using this for a hedgehog enclosure. Water based aquarium sealants and water based polyurethane both came recommended. The enclosure (a gray and white, wooden fir wood hutch) I bought off Amazon. But of course I can’t just put my hedgies in it without coating it. They aren’t super messy and have fleece padded liners to go over each section. But wood attracts mites and bacteria and to avoid it, all the wood must be coated. And it’s a lot of wood. I intend to do the outside as well as the inside. So for cage cleaning days, I use a 50/50 water and cleaning vinegar spray. So I’m looking into vivarium sealants as it may help me out. Thanks for making this video. I’m just curious if you can stack the polyurethane over a gray tint drylock, as I bought them walled ramps made from pine kiln treated wood but it’s just the natural wood color and want it to match the gray of their enclosures as best as possible. I was originally gonna use a water based aquarium sealant to caulk the nooks and crannies, and boy is there a lot of them. So not looking forward to this but it must be done. I’d like to get the entirety of the hutch done, both inside and out, but don’t have a ton of work space to do it. And I’ve also been sitting on this project for a while now as I wanted to be sure to find something non toxic for the hedgehogs. Thanks for making the video and giving examples of how it came out. Definitely gonna get the water based polyurethane, but just wondering if I used a gray tint drylock, can I put coats or the polyurethane over top? Or would it be possible to use a non toxic paint in the color of my choice, and then put the water based polyurethane over top? Thanks!!

I no 4 years to late. Here in England United Kingdom. We struggle to get drylok here. But after over a week iv managed to find some latex base drylok masonry waterproofer. So iv orded it and drylok original basement masonry waterproofer has arrived. Could i still use this product. Im confused its says the vopour is harmful will it be fine completely dry. Or should i just look for another week or more to find the latex base one.

Can you paint over DryLoc extreme and if so what kind of paint is safe for ball pythons? Thanks

What do you think is best to seal a grapewood branch for a ball python? Love your channel. New sub

Do you know if Minwax Polycrylic would work fine instead of the Varathane brand?

Hi I just bought the extreme and someone on a bearded dragon group said not to use it. Help please

Great video do you think I can use birch wood to build a snack rack

What paints are safe to use on my snakes reptile wooden enclosure?

Hi, im curious if I was to use a stain then cover with the water based poly if it would be okay?

Do you wait between coats ?

The railing on the front of your cages that holds the glass where do you get it at and what size is it also how thick is the glass that you put in is it tempered or just regular

hey i stained my reptiles tank with an oil-based varathrane by accident. the inside is stained too with it is there a way i can still make it safe for my reptile? like if i use a sealant will it be fine or no?

Will dryloc extreme last in a enclosed tortoise habitat that's 85°F and 85% humidity?

What product do you recommend for the exterior of the enclosure? I'm planning to paint mine black on the outside with a raw wood interior. Thanks in advance. Great video!

Quick question. I’ll be doing a bio active for my bearded from the bio dude. The substrate won’t be super wet but it does require a light misting. Will the polyurethane break down??

I have a giant china cabinet I hollowed it out I bought the drylok do I have to Remove the Shiney or can I just slap a few coats I hit like too by the way lol

Hey!! I have a question! We made a wooden enclosure and have stained the outside of the enclosure. We have water based triple polyurethane we plan to put over it. However, how the enclosure was built was to put our heat lamps directly on the top of the enclosure on the wood. Will the heat lamps cause these products to catch fire with direct contact? Should we mount the lights inside somehow instead? Thanks!

What kind of wood glue would you Recommend when building a snake enclosure. Also, can I use both wood glue and silicone? If I glue the wood down once it sets, can I put silicone around the edges? Also videos are very helpful thank you.

Could i use pond paint to seal an enclosure? My enclosure is a vivexotic black so would i need to coat it anything? or can i just go ahead and only seal the edges with silicone? And if i were using plywood for an enclosure, would the whole thing need to be sealed or again only the corners?

Hey I just wanted to make sure that you could apply the sealant prior to assembling the enclosure

Hey! Cool video! Quick question. I'm building 2 8x4x4 enclosures and I've applied 2 coats of drylock extreme on all interior sides of the enclosure, and after 24 hours the drylock seems to chip off quite easily. These enclosures are for tegus, which are natural diggers/scratchers and I'm worried it won't hold up very well to their digging. What would you suggest to help reinforce the durability of the enclosure? Thank you!

Can you use spray foam over drylock extreme? Like people do for custom backgrounds?

What do you suggest for wood for enclosure besides birch since it's so expensive in my area. Would mdf be safe alternative if sealed with water based polyurethane.

Hey, I need to seal my new 7ft snake enclosure with drylock extreme...can you do this inside your snake room or will I have to take the enclosure outside?

Looking into building a bio active enclosure. I really like the melamine aesthetic but I am worried it won’t hold up well. I am also interested in the birchwood enclosure. But do not like the aesthetic. Which would hold up the best? Also if I were to go for a birchwood enclosure how well does the dryloc white cover up? Is it like paint and could it be used on the outside?

Can u use dry guard paint for a fake rock paint? I just don’t want to harm my animals an it doesn’t say unsafe or safe on it or on the website.

Will this still work if you use silicone 😅

Is this kind of caging safe for heat tape? I'm so used to pvc but its been hard to come by with covid 19

I know it doesn't have much to do with this video, but I may have missed it as I was going through your channel. When you build stuff like 8' by 4' enclosures and enclosure is cut in half, how do you seal that? Do you use the silicone or do you apply another coat of sealant? I'm curious because i'm building a red foot tortoise pen and then on top of it an ackie monitor enclosure and they'll both be 8' by 4'.

How much would a 4 ft by 4 ft x 8 ft kit be?

Is there any paint that you recommend for the outside of the enclosure? Anything to stay away from that could be harmful to the reptiles?

I am sealing some styrofoam for just a homemade reptile background for my leopard geckos. I used varathane matte water based polyurethane. Is this good to seal it and and how long should I wait before putting a animal in the tank with the background

Is the dry lock extreme ok even though it says it’s latex based? And how long does it take to cure I need to have my frilled dragon in his enclosure as soon as possible

Is it okay to have the water stay and rest on it. Asking as my enclosure with be for a chameleon

Have you tried drylok clear? Wondering if it would be safe.

How UV resistant are these? im looking for a good sealant for my bearded dragon enclosure but i cant find anything thats safe and also UV resistant.

Can I also use Epoxy resin to water proof the wood?

I just purchased a melamine enclosure, what product would you recommend I use? I used silicone on the corners and edges already. Thanks.

Im making an enclosure for my living room, i want to use a wood stain on the outside so it matches the rest of our furniture. Is this ok to do? Would it harm my tegu?

After applying the dryloc can you go back and paint a backdrop over it?

Hello Talking Serpents, Is the wood you use Plywood?

I only use ge 1 because it doesn’t have the mildew resistant properties and oil based polyurethane is fine to use as well just let it cure never had any promblems

If I use a safe sealant on dried pinewood vivarium will it be ok to use?

Ever consider Pond Shield/Pond Armor?

Hi what do I use to disinfect enclosure? I used varathane

Someone just told me drylok extreme has mold inhibitors are you sure its safe my bad for asking out of the random, how often have you used drylok extreme? For reptiles?

Does the dryloc extreme make wood smooth? I have a problem of dubia climbing the walls of the enclosure

Could you use a water based stain on the interior and then use the water based varnish?

Will the drylock extreme be good for a bioactive terrarium or is it meant for non bioactive terrariums?

quick question have you used all of the sealants in enclosures in this video?

Is this amphibian safe

How safe is drylok for aquariums? For fish and reptiles??

Hey we built an enclosure for our beardie and we used minmax gel stain, not knowing about the oil being bad but my husband thinks putting polyurethane over it 3 or 4 times will be OK, but I'm scared I definitely don't want to harm my beardie!! Will this be OK or should I sand it all off???

2024, this is still accurate

What happens if I only seal the bottom and not the rest of the wood?