In about 6 months or so, once I get settled in the new house, I would like to make a rack system for the snakes. I have a couple that will stay in tanks but we would like to add more snakes to our collection and figured a rack system would be good. My only question is about building materials and then the heat for them.

Is the melamine the best for the racks? And do they make the pieces alrady covered in the melamine or do you have to buy it seperate and put it on the wood?

Also I have a Ranco thermostat (currently used for my tanks), it that good for a rack system or is there a better one for more wattage? I figured the Flexwatt would be better to go with than the ZooMed UTH, but can anyone explain the wiring or link me to more info? I just want to know how I can have like 3-4 pieces of flexwatt running on the same thermostat.

Any info on getting started would be greatly appreciated... I have a lot of time I would just like to start planning now. Thanks in advance