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Requesting Info on Hardboard

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I considering the use of hardboard and melamine in combination to build a few snakes cages, but I cant find any information on hardboard's resistance (or lack of) to high humidity. Can anyone comment from experience, or recommend a good sealant to increase the resistance?

Thank you.
 
I haven't been able to find any useful information on it, so I'm going to use it on the back and side panels as an experiment. That way if it goes bad, those pieces are easy to replace. I'll save this thread and comment on it after a few months of watching the wood.
 
For the cage that needed humidity, it didn't work out. I may have not sealed it correctly, but regardless water got into the wood and it feel apart pretty fast.

I also used it on a dragon cage though, the pegged kind. Since the dragons cages are much dryer I didn't even seal it, used it on just the sides, and it has worked great. Saved me money and time on buying vents and cutting holes for them. Doesn't look terrible either.

My verdict is to not waste the money if you need a cage that requires a lot of moisture. Its just not worth the hassle of having to replace after a few months, even if it does greatly reduce the cage weight. Alternatively, jump right in if you are building something for a drier habitat, like beardies.
 
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