Melamine rack help

[AmysAnimals]

Okay I see people have made snake racks out of melamine. My brother and dad make custom cabinets and have melamine at the shop. I am only going to have one snake while living here but I need something to put the snake on. I was just wondering if you've ever had any problems with burning or fire on the melamine? I am going to use either a UTH or flexwatt. I am slightly afraid of fire so the less of a chance there is the better. I realize the tub will be lifted slightly so it won't be directly on the melamine but still....I'm worried. I really want a nice rack that I can put my snake and supplies on. =)

Is it safe?

[MrLang]

People use Melamine specifically because it is so good with heat and so resistant to fire. I'm pretty sure that if you light a piece of it on fire, it goes out and doesn't burn. I could be wrong on the second part. Either way, you're good to go... I, like many others, have flexx watt taped directly to the melamine with issues.

[mikel81]

You need to use a thermostat with any uth or flexwatt to protect the animal, so burning the melamine will not be an issue.

[tcutting]

get flexwatt and a thermostat. Just because it is resistant to it doesnt mean it wont or cant happen.

[Mike41793]

Yes its more than safe if you have it hooked up to a t-stat. You wont have it set to more than 90-95 (depending on the thickness of your tub). Our bodies temps are 98.6 and when we touch a piece of melanine it doesnt catch on fire so youre good lol. The key is to buy a quality t-stat. I have a Vivarium Electronics, VE-200 model, and absolutely love it.

[AmysAnimals]

Yes its more than safe if you have it hooked up to a t-stat. You wont have it set to more than 90-95 (depending on the thickness of your tub). Our bodies temps are 98.6 and when we touch a piece of melanine it doesnt catch on fire so youre good lol. The key is to buy a quality t-stat. I have a Vivarium Electronics, VE-200 model, and absolutely love it.

Thanks! Everyone is recommending flexwatt so I guess flexwatt it is! lol I am also going to get a VE-100 thermostat. I think that should be okay.

It's good that I don't have to buy a rack I can just have my dad make me one! haha Cool.