u/Weird-Plane5972

bought a wooden enclosure off facebook marketplace and am trying my best to waterproof and make it safe for my three-toed box turtle. i feel terrified that i'm going to do something that will harm her in any way. i've had her for over 20 years now and while i'm very excited to give her some much needed extra space, i can't stop second guessing everything.

i scrubbed it down deeply with dawn dish soap. then i sealed the edges that are somewhat water damaged with aquarium safe silicone. a ball python was in the enclosure before i got it, and i didn't know to sanitize it until yesterday. if i use f10 on it now (after sealing the edges with silicone), could the enclosure still be harmful to my girl or will it be safe? the enclosure has not had a resident in it and won't for 1-3 months before she goes in.

i will be putting in insulation board with drylok over it, connected with pond and stone foam, and pond epoxy on the bottom 6" or more of the enclosure. i'm hoping the janky construction doesn't cause me to have to re-do the pond epoxy after i move in a couple months.

bought a wooden enclosure off facebook marketplace and am trying my best to waterproof and make it safe for my three-toed box turtle. i feel terrified that i'm going to do something that will harm her in any way. i've had her for over 20 years now and while i'm very excited to give her some much needed extra space, i can't stop second guessing everything.

i scrubbed it down deeply with dawn dish soap. then i sealed the edges that are somewhat water damaged with aquarium safe silicone. a ball python was in the enclosure before i got it, and i didn't know to sanitize it until yesterday. if i use f10 on it now (after sealing the edges with silicone), could the enclosure still be harmful to my girl or will it be safe? the enclosure has not had a resident in it and won't for 1-3 months before she goes in.

i will be putting in insulation board with drylok over it, connected with pond and stone foam, and pond epoxy on the bottom 6" or more of the enclosure. i'm hoping the janky construction doesn't cause me to have to re-do the pond epoxy after i move in a couple months.

just dawned on me that all water my box turtle has interacted with since I got her (water bowl, soaking dish, and misting) has all been tap water. I live in the usa and with the additives i’m glad it hasn’t been harmful yet.

is it still okay to be using it for her misting and water or should I be using something else? is this something others have thought of?