Glue cork bark?

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Glue cork bark?

Post by Kermie16 » Fri Jun 24, 2016 11:14 pm

Is there any safe glue I could use to glue pieces of cork bark together and possibly a coconut shell?
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Re: Glue cork bark?

Post by soilentgringa » Sat Jun 25, 2016 1:14 am

Hot glue or aquarium safe silicone.
Hot glue will degrade over time in the heat and humidity of the crabitat.
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Re: Glue cork bark?

Post by Kermie16 » Sat Jun 25, 2016 6:27 am

soilentgringa wrote:Hot glue or aquarium safe silicone.
Hot glue will degrade over time in the heat and humidity of the crabitat.
Ok! Thanks, Soilentgringa!! I have aquarium safe silicone which I used for the hermies' new
pools but just wasn't sure if it would work on cork bark. I've recently received some extra cork bark and we have extra coconut shells so my wheels have been churning to create something!
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Re: Glue cork bark?

Post by hprmom » Sat Jun 25, 2016 10:23 am

Hi Kermie16! Titebond III wood glue is also safe. We used it to glue our cork tree together, after first pinning the pieces together with pieces of bamboo skewers. Titebond is runny compared to silicone. You can also make a slurry out of the wood glue and "sawdust" from cutting up the cork. Making a cork tree was fun!


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Re: Glue cork bark?

Post by Kermie16 » Sat Jun 25, 2016 10:27 am

hprmom wrote:Hi Kermie16! Titebond III wood glue is also safe. We used it to glue our cork tree together, after first pinning the pieces together with pieces of bamboo skewers. Titebond is runny compared to silicone. You can also make a slurry out of the wood glue and "sawdust" from cutting up the cork. Making a cork tree was fun!


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Cool! Thanks @hprmom!!
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