Are these zoo med cork bark rounds safe to use in the crabit

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Are these zoo med cork bark rounds safe to use in the crabit

Post by DarthKrab » Thu Jun 01, 2017 9:36 pm

Title explains it all but I'm curious to know if these are okay or not. I know they like to climb on cork bark and stuff but I don't want anything that will be toxic to them somehow Image

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Re: Are these zoo med cork bark rounds safe to use in the cr

Post by DarthKrab » Thu Jun 01, 2017 9:37 pm

DarthKrab wrote:Title explains it all but I'm curious to know if these are okay or not. I know they like to climb on cork bark and stuff but I don't want anything that will be toxic to them somehow Image

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Also curious about the zoo med cork tileImage

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Re: Are these zoo med cork bark rounds safe to use in the cr

Post by daws409 » Thu Jun 01, 2017 9:55 pm

Both are okay however, the cork tile blocks any heat coming from an ultratherm heater if placed directly in front of it

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Re: Are these zoo med cork bark rounds safe to use in the cr

Post by DarthKrab » Fri Jun 02, 2017 5:03 am

daws409 wrote:Both are okay however, the cork tile blocks any heat coming from an ultratherm heater if placed directly in front of it

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Good to know! I was going to cut the tile and place it above where the UTH is. They are always trying to climb on the top of the heaters even though they are on the outside so I wanted to give them something to actually climb on lol

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Re: Are these zoo med cork bark rounds safe to use in the cr

Post by Hermias_mom » Fri Jun 02, 2017 9:04 am

DarthKrab wrote:
daws409 wrote:Both are okay however, the cork tile blocks any heat coming from an ultratherm heater if placed directly in front of it

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Good to know! I was going to cut the tile and place it above where the UTH is. They are always trying to climb on the top of the heaters even though they are on the outside so I wanted to give them something to actually climb on lol

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You might try some fishing net mounted on command hooks or suction cup hooks if you want something for them to climb on that won't block the heating action of the UTH. If you can keep the net so it's not directly touching the glass where the UTH is all the time, that would probably be a good idea.
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Re: Are these zoo med cork bark rounds safe to use in the cr

Post by DarthKrab » Fri Jun 02, 2017 12:57 pm

Hermias_mom wrote:
DarthKrab wrote:
daws409 wrote:Both are okay however, the cork tile blocks any heat coming from an ultratherm heater if placed directly in front of it

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Good to know! I was going to cut the tile and place it above where the UTH is. They are always trying to climb on the top of the heaters even though they are on the outside so I wanted to give them something to actually climb on lol

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You might try some fishing net mounted on command hooks or suction cup hooks if you want something for them to climb on that won't block the heating action of the UTH. If you can keep the net so it's not directly touching the glass where the UTH is all the time, that would probably be a good idea.
I'll definitely keep that in mind! Are you saying it wouldn't be good to place cork tile above the UTH? I still feel like a newbie when it comes to decorating with things they might enjoy

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