Building new tank soon need advice

[mangolia1234]

Hi everyone i've owned a BP for more then a year now and would like to buy a second snake , probly a Red Tail Boa and i will start building the cage pretty soon , i was thinking of making it with Melamine how does melamine do with humidity and water? is it safe?

thanks for your advice =)

[mangolia1234]

anyone?

[RoyalGuardian]

I asked this same question. The only problem I could see is the protective layer getting seperated from the wood when wet.

[mangolia1234]

okay thank you =)

[blackcrystal22]

If the water gets into the melamine it will expand and separate. It's good, if you make sure to seal it all up real tightly.

[eel88]

Don't use melamine. It is incredibly expensive for what it is. And you would still have to spend money on sealing it before you use it. I have before its no good. All i would use is 1/2 maybe 3/4 inch plywood, $12-15 a sheet. Paint it whatever color you want the base color to be. One pint will do all that you want, $5. Once it is all installed then paint the inside (go outdoors) with wood sealer, $5-10. If you do this it will save you a lot of time, money and frustration. Check this out http://www.arbreptiles.com/cages/4x2.shtml he has a lot of good ideas. I just hate melamine and i think painting and sealing after is a lot cheaper and easier method.

Good luck

[mangolia1234]

i guess plywood and wood sealer could be a good idea to try ! are you sure it cost less then melamine? it would cost me about 30$ worth of melamine for the size i wanted to built , but anyways thing is with plywood i'm kinda scared of splinters?

[bradabolics]

My red tail boa cage is made of melamine...I covered it with the stick on floor tiles and it is fine...though materials are cheap (free) for me as I work at a construction supply warehouse...my bp cage is made from 1/2" oak plywood and it is just as good though...

[mangolia1234]

thanks for all the answers! i'll see what materials are cheaper were i live and either make it with melamine or plywood! thank you very much