Quote Originally Posted by jtyson123 View Post
Are you using lids? I imagine melamine would be fine so long as no humidity could get to it. However, I don't want to use lids. And my snakes tend to be escape artists, so any warped boards might cause some issues
I noticed there aren't nearly as much warped melamine boards, compared to plywood. I wouldn't worry too much about that. When you go to buy them just have a look see at their condition and hand pick them if you are worried. There really aren't a whole lot of options. You could makeshift something out of a plastic shelving unit, but I tried this and I am not thrilled at all with it. ESPECIALLY if you have two racks, one being a plastic shelving unit conversion, and one melamine one. Both of them on one thermostat is a pain. Being that the shelves are vented they heat up at different intervals, so I had to insulate which was not fun to get right. Another thing with them, is the sides are exposed. I haven't had any problems with shy snakes but I could see it having an effect on them. And being that melamine has a protective layer humidity doesn't stand a chance, and makes the rack easier to clean. Its good stuff.