I don't believe that Medium Density Fiberboard contains any more formaldehyde then particle board or Melamine (which is just particle board with a hard plastic covering) You should seal it anyway though, because MDF can get crumbly pretty quick if it gets wet. I'm building some 4' X 2' X 16" cages right now for medium sized burms using MDF. I'm sealing it with a good quality oil based polyurathane floor paint. This is a very tough high gloss paint that should hold up very well and be easy to clean. Also, make sure to predrill your holes because MDF can split pretty easily.



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>>If I understand correctly MDF has a high amount of formaldahyde (sp) in it which could be toxic - I am not sure if a good off-gassing would make it safer or not.

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>>6.34.0 Ball Python (Harry and Fluffy and gang)

>>1.0.0 Angolan Python (Anakin Skywalker)

>>0.0.1 Green Tree Python (Verdi)

>>0.1.0 Bredls Python (Smurfette)

>>0.2.0 Feline (Pippen and Pandora)

>>0.0.1 Desert Tortoise (Pope John Paul aka JP )

>>2.2.1 Fish (1,2,3,4)

>>0.0.0 frogs rescued from pool skimmer

>>0.0.1 Lizards of unknown origin

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• Is MDF safe for ball pythons?? - XtremeXteriors, Fri Apr 28 16:31:26 2006
• RE: Is MDF safe for ball pythons?? - toshamc, Fri Apr 28 16:46:31 2006
• RE: Is MDF safe for ball pythons?? - MarkS, Fri Apr 28 17:02:56 2006
• I had actually built the cage last night - XtremeXteriors, Fri Apr 28 19:49:12 2006
• RE: I had actually built the cage last n - MarkS, Fri Apr 28 22:54:24 2006
• RE: I had actually built the cage last n - XtremeXteriors, Sat Apr 29 02:38:01 2006
• RE: I had actually built the cage last n - MarkS, Sat Apr 29 02:55:16 2006