I'm planning on making 2 melamine cages for my chinchillas measuring 6ft long by 2ft high and 20in deep. 2 chins in one 3 in the other. The cage for 3 will have a wider end section that will be slightly triangular and the exposed easily chewable edge can be covered with a metal corner piece.
Those of you that have melamine cages do you find they chew the inside walls at all? If so what can be done to help reduce/prevent this from happening? I am planning to put lots of shelves and branches in the cages to try and get them to chew these instead, any other suggestions. the cages will pretty much be built in pieces of furniture so if they will likely be chewed to bits I might have to come up with another plan.
Also is it ok to just make the whole box from melamine including the base or will it need lining in some way eg tiles or a metal tray?
Do I need to seal the melamine with yaght varnish? I am planning to silacone metal edging strips in the corners.
Thank you
Those of you that have melamine cages do you find they chew the inside walls at all? If so what can be done to help reduce/prevent this from happening? I am planning to put lots of shelves and branches in the cages to try and get them to chew these instead, any other suggestions. the cages will pretty much be built in pieces of furniture so if they will likely be chewed to bits I might have to come up with another plan.
Also is it ok to just make the whole box from melamine including the base or will it need lining in some way eg tiles or a metal tray?
Do I need to seal the melamine with yaght varnish? I am planning to silacone metal edging strips in the corners.
Thank you