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Bodhisdad
at Sat Feb 21 04:53:08 2004 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by Bodhisdad ]
Melamine has a nice finish, the problem lies in the substrate. Soil, sand, mulch, etc. these have to be allowed to retain a certain amount of moisture which maintains humidty levels. Your unprotected melamine will disentigrate quickly under those conditions. That is why I use freezer board to line my cage interiors, some of which are melamine. Just line the whole bottom of the cage and a couple inches above the soil line on the sides, back and front. With monitors its important they be provided with a suitably deep, moist layer of substrate. As most monitors enjoy digging. Mine do so especialy when they are sheeding, even sleeping in burrows. This really helps out the sheeding process. Suitably deep can be 8"-16" deep do a little research on which ever species you decide on. Goodluck, Clint
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