>>so the heat tape or heat pad wouldnt go through the melamine? id have to put it on the pvc section of the cage?



Not really I have some cages that have heat tape sandwitched between a PVCX panel and melamine sheeting. The inside geta around 98°, and the outside is warm. The tape I assume is about 115° or so maybe less.



The melamine coating is resistant to heat up to a point somewhere well above 150° the particle board core can withstand around 500° before it self combusts. So you have some room for error.



Its just not efficiant to heat it that way.



Use a Bulb or CHE, far far easier.......
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