It was just melamine... I added a solid one piece of linoleum with 1 go round acqurilic (sp) caulk & then another round with bathroom caulk.... should be water proof. Now I just need the snake... no ball tho... I tired the best to get the humidity to even 60% and could only achieve 50%, plus Ive heard they can be finicky eaters which as a new owner would stress me out majorily lol!