what are you using for glue?
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what are you using for glue?
I need to make the water dish accessible for my ant. I also want to glue these 5000 craft shells I bought to a flower pot. I was thinking of either shells or aquarium gravel for the new water dish. I also would love to make one of those second levels with the legs. What do you use for that?
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Is it really safe to use super glue and that kind of stuff? I made food dishes with super glue and shells and put them in my tank, but that same day I discovered Tachcoma dead from what is to be assumed PPS. But out of panic I threw away the feeders I made, along with the tube of sponge I found him in.
I'd really like to use some kind of adheasive for their second levels, but I wasn't so sure if it was safe to use them around the crabs.
I'd really like to use some kind of adheasive for their second levels, but I wasn't so sure if it was safe to use them around the crabs.
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Hello!
I've always used plain silicone and had no problems. Just make sure to wait the 48 hours or so for the smell to dissipate, then it's perfectly neutral and odorless. I use it to make a basin with plexiglass and it's been water proof for 1.5 years now.
The only thing to check is to get regular silicone, not the kind for bathrooms as those have a 'mold retardant' tha is essentially an anti-fungal agent that might be unsafe for crabs.
Ive tried aquarium sealant and honestly the silicone is far cheaper, and works better. I suspect it's basically the same product with different labelling
I've always used plain silicone and had no problems. Just make sure to wait the 48 hours or so for the smell to dissipate, then it's perfectly neutral and odorless. I use it to make a basin with plexiglass and it's been water proof for 1.5 years now.
The only thing to check is to get regular silicone, not the kind for bathrooms as those have a 'mold retardant' tha is essentially an anti-fungal agent that might be unsafe for crabs.
Ive tried aquarium sealant and honestly the silicone is far cheaper, and works better. I suspect it's basically the same product with different labelling
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I wondered whether there was an alternative type of glue to aquarium sealant. I just recently used the sealant to build a little hermie hut and it didn't work as well as I wanted it to. It turned out ok, but I think a caulk gun with some silicone would have been much easier to handle, especially since the bottom busted out of my aquarium sealant tube and I had to scrape it out with a plastic knife.
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