Spray foam question

[Pakinjak]

I've never built a naturalistic viv, but I plan to build three very soon. I'm a contractor, and use spray foam to seal around doors, windows, and all kinds of other stuff too. I'm not a fan of Great Stuff for my day to day work, but will use it on a viv if it's the best product for the job. My question is, is there any reason why Great Stuff would be better than this- Todol Products

Here's the way they compare, IMO so far:

TODOL foam

Gun controlled, polyurethane closed cell foam (air and water proof), minimally expanding.

Great Stuff

plastic tube nozzled, don't know what it's made from, expands quite a bit.

Any wisdom?

[Ozymandias]

i think most of us use it because it does expand, thus we can use less of it, and we can get it pretty easily, found at wally mart, homedepo and the like. also thay make a couple different types one is "pond and stone" which is black and defiantly animal safe.

not sure about the TODOL foam just because i haven used it before or heard about it really but if it is animal safe and doesn't leach anything in water i would say use it if you feel more comfortable with it.

[jason_sps]

I am using the blue can and the red can of GS. I like the combo of the two because the blue can is very managable and doesn't expand as much. I find that the blue is a bit tougher and rigid than the red, however, when I want a huge area to be filled in I go for the trusty red can. I have not found the pond and stone in any of our local stores (Home Depot or Lowes). How much does that expand comparable to the red and blue cans? Pakinjak, WEAR RUBBER GLOVES! And you can control the plastic tube a little with the GS. I think I speak for a lot of people here when I say, show us some pics with your progress please!

[beckdg]

no idea on the todol foam. what scares me is when i search it i get a lot of hits for pest control... and notice several of their foams are marketed for pest control. if it's just your run of the mill polyurethane expanding foam it should be fine. if there's additives especially for pest control i wouldn't use it.

[Pakinjak]

They have one specifically marketed for pest control, it's got some kind of spices added for scent, I think. They make about 6 different kinds, and the one I use is the polyurethane one. And I think, for the most part, spray foam used in pest control is simply plug gaps so they don't get in.

[beckdg]

if it's just polyurethane foam, there shouldn't be a problem. i would certainly check out/compare labels though.