Quote Originally Posted by AmysAnimals View Post
I'm fairly new here, as are you. I wouldn't go around insulting people. I mean, maybe they were just in a hurry and didn't care about their spelling? You are not the grammar police and you shouldn't criticize people based on spelling. If you couldn't understand what he was saying then I feel bad for you. It was not that hard to figure out. He was just trying to give you advice. If you took it the wrong way, well then that just too bad. =(

I would take every precaution to make sure there would not be a fire, but IMO using fire retardant may not be the best choice around the snakes (or any other pet for that matter). I would just go for buying melamine and building your own rack. Like I said before, my dad said it can only really catch fire if it's set a blaze. He's been working with wood since he was 16.

Hope you can figure out what to do.
I probably was being offensive but I don't appreciate being spoken down to new or not. I understand perfectly well that melamine is what is generally used to build racks and I understand why. I want to try something different and I am trying to get opinions on potential and specific concerns with my idea, not just a general "I wouldn't do that if I were you but I have no reason to offer as to why". Again no offense meant but I'm not really looking for opinions on how you or anyone else would build a rack, what I want to know pertains to THIS plan that I have laid out. I am all for tradition on most things but I am having a real issue discarding my idea because that simply isn't how it is usually done. I also truly believe that your dad probably knows all there is to know about wood which brings me to another point of mine, you said that the only way for melamine to catch fire is if it is set ablaze right?? The fire retardant that I want to use, when applied properly WILL NOT catch fire when held directly in a flame. Any flame that appears on the treated surface will go out within seconds.