Im looking to make a rack and possible a large cage for my snakes. Greg Maxwell uses MDF for some of his cages with success. He heats them with a heat pannel. I did some looking and MDF is made with formaldehyde but so is Melamine that many people use. I plan on sealing it just like Maxwell does, with water proof contact paper. My question is about the heat tape on it. Im always worried about heaters of any kind, which I feel is warrented b/c I don't want to burn my place down.

So....safe or no safe???