Egg Crate Question

[Dannysxu]

So I'm building a new vivarium and I don't want the egg crate to be visible so I was thinking about spray painting the egg crates black and that way they wouldn't be as unsightly, would the paint kill my red eyed tree frogs?

[Sunshine]

You can use Krylon Fusion paints. They are harmless once dry. People even use those paints in their aquariums with no problems.

[Dannysxu]

Hey thanks! Do you think painting the egg crates black would make them not as noticeable?

[Sunshine]

It depends on what you are doing. Are you putting in a water feature? If not, The egg crate would be covered with substrate anyway

[deranged chipmunk]

If built properly, you should never see the eggcrate at all. Unless you mean the sides and back, in which case black contact paper (shelf liner paper) is a very cheap remedy. It goes for about $7/roll and it will have enough to do a bunch of vivariums. Best thing about it is that it is removable.

[Dannysxu]

No I don't plan on putting a water feature, only using a 20 gallon high, too small I think. But your right I'm sure it won't even be noticeable, thanks guys!