it may be cheap as chips, but it doesn't hold up well under the high humidity levels found in most monitor enclosures. I had a small, temporary cage that I bought in a rush (before I started building my own enclosures) to separate a female monitor that was a shy feeder. Despite my sealing the corners and edges of the enclosure, the humidity of the substrate itself was enough to rot the floor. By the time she was ready to be moved into a new enclosure she had dug a hole right through to the roof of the cage below (the only thing preventing her from escaping).



I'd pay the extra money and go for plywood, then seal it, or use the FRP that many on this forum use.

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• 6 foot cages? - stjpball, Tue Jul 8 12:39:18 2003
• First, go to Home Depot..... - andrew owen, Tue Jul 8 13:43:22 2003
• RE: Good point! I built an 8' cage for under $100 n/p - BRG, Tue Jul 8 13:45:59 2003
• I am envious - Dragoon, Tue Jul 8 17:09:49 2003
• RE: I am envious - andrew owen, Tue Jul 8 18:15:57 2003
• RE: I am envious - stjpball, Tue Jul 8 21:26:39 2003
• RE: I am envious - stjpball, Tue Jul 8 21:27:16 2003
• RE: I am envious - stjpball, Tue Jul 8 21:27:31 2003
• melamine issues... - crocdoc2, Wed Jul 9 01:54:24 2003
• RE: melamine issues... - andrew owen, Wed Jul 9 02:17:44 2003
• Cages by Design...or - bengalensis, Tue Jul 8 17:48:38 2003
• If your willing to go to NJ to pick it up... - SHvar, Wed Jul 9 01:03:22 2003
• RE: 6 foot cages? - timbo, Wed Jul 9 09:44:24 2003