The urates and deficate of Burmese Pythons seems particuarly nasty from my experience. Because of that I'm not a big fan of melamine as seems to break down and bubble too much. Also it does not easily accept layers of paint, polyurethane, epoxies, etc. to make it more durable.



So I like plywood, specifically some of the cheaper grades of laminated plywoods from home improvement stores. They're relatively cheap, relatively straight, and very affordable. And they're smooth on two sides, meaning you won't have ugle knots or blemishes of a lower grade side to deal with. Plywood also holds screws and other fasteners very well. Better than the particle board interior of melamine (although even that is pretty good).



Cover the floor with some blemished vinyl flooring, linoleum, or formica for extra durability. The rest of the cage can be stained and polyurethaned (oil-based) or painted.



Big downfall to any Burmese cage is the tradeoff between making it durable yet also moveable. The few Burmese cages I've built would not fit through a typical door so they were more or less permanent.

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