So yes melamime will swell with most normal use.. That is why most people don't use them or they were thrown out and/or discontinued by manufacturers.


Maybe your normal use! Not everyone has the same husbandry as you,Rainer. I did read your post and in part of your original post did you state spilled water dishes. First off melamine will not swell with just a water dish on the inside of a tub. The pvc coating does not absorb water. And if that is the case 90% of all the new homes built will need new cabinets every 5 years.

Second, I don't know about you but if my snakes tip over their water bowl the tub is cleaned and new bedding is put back in the same day when I do my spot check. So let me question your husbandry, how long are your snakes sitting in a flooded tub?

Thirdly, If you have constant condensation building up on your tubs either your tubs don't have enough air flow. Which will cause it or you have bottom heat and your water bowl is over it. Both of which cause mold to grow in your tubs and racks and can't be good for your collection.

So let me question your husbandry, and believe it or not most people I see post pictures of their collections have them either in a finished basement or a decicated room in their house. And if it is in the garage it has some sort of way to try and keep the ambient temperature with out huge fluctuations.

HEY READ MY POST!!!! IT STATES THAT "THESE ARE MY EXPERIENCES"!!!!
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