Melamine is a good cage building material it holds up well over time and is easy to clean. Melamine comes in a variety of forms.
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Best material to build a snake cage. I do not use it mostly because it can be splintery. The cages use a melamine base and there is a section on using a vinyl material that is easily cleaned over the top of the melamine and the heat mat should you choose. The other option is to choose 34 inch thick plywood that will allow a bigger build with less sag.
A few pieces of pine for framing is fine but not the whole cage. Marine plywood may be available in your area and if so you should check prices. The feeding trough sizes are great for turtles.
Thank you for checking out this video and I hope it helps those who need larger 6 or 8 enclosures for their snakes and are motivated to try to build it the. Including GUARANTEED ways to save you money and have fun with these plans to make a reptile cage that make it so simple absolutely anyone can build homemade reptile cages and save hundreds of dollars doing it. The thicker material is easy to build with too because you have more material to attach the walls together and to attach glass slides vents or cage decor to as well.
Good choice for keeping snakes under 6 feet amphibians turtles and basically anything requiring a. Best viewed with IE 5 or Mozilla Firefox. Ever since I showed these cages ive had a lot of.
A larger cage is a matter of increasing the dimensions and there is a section on how to calculate them for any size cage. All snake cages lizard cages and custom reptile cages come standard in solid Oak wood material with one of the four stain colors shown left or Hard Maple Wood finished with Black or White paint. These materials can be dangerous to reptiles.
Overall if you want to construct your own cages for most reptiles you are probably better off using plywoods melamine and MDF types of materials for most of the cage. As many of you know I recently had these awesome cages built for my blue tongue skink and bearded dragon. I would not advise making a snake or other reptile cage from pine or cedar.
Now YOU can build the perfect reptile cage in 10 EASY STEPS for a fraction of the cost of custom snake and other reptile cages. Its easy to work with and makes a reasonably nice looking cage. Please note that painted colors will not show wood grain as much as the stain choices.
There does not at this stage seem to be any identifiable health issues caused by these materials. Another benefit with these materials is their insulating properties. You can get the standard 4x8 sheet as well as pre cut pieces in 12 16 and 24 inch widths both 4 and 8 feet long.
Another good material is plywood. You can half-fill them with water pile.
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