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10-May-08, 03:41 PM
| | Regular Member | Join Date: Mar-08 Location: nsw Age/Gender: 26  | | | handmade backgrounds and fake rocks
Hi all, just wanted to what backgrounds and rocks people have made themselves... to get some idea as to what I should do?? Or if anyone knows some links on how to make them?? |
10-May-08, 03:46 PM
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10-May-08, 03:46 PM
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Bump73 is the pubic hair on your bar of soap....Hold soap at a 35 degree angle under a steady stream of water to dislodge me...
WANTED:::: Varanus Brevicauda.... Anyone breeding these guys pleeeease PM me |
10-May-08, 08:11 PM
|  | Regular Member | Join Date: Dec-07 Gender: | | | | G'day Leezel,
I made a pretty good background for my geckos (hey, modesty is a virtue, not an obligation!) using some 3-ply as the backboard and then gluing shaped polystyrene to it. I used a bit of ply nailed through the back as the support for one of the bigger ledges. I then used exterior grout to coat the whole lot and seal it. I made some of the grout up with some white sand through it and swirled it across the surface to try and achieve a mottled sandstone look. I siliconed the backboard into place. The exterior grout is great as it has a sandy texture and is waterproof. On cleaning day I just remove the flora and fauna and hose the whole thing out.
I am just about to rip it out and start again as I have some improvements I want:
- a hollow in one of the lower ledges to allow water to pool in
- some deep hollows for plants (I have my enclosure planted out with real plants but the soil is too thin) so I can plant some hanging plants on the ledges to spill over.
- instead of mixing sand into the grout (which is grey) I will scatter it on the surface. The mixing gave too much of a swirl appearance - pretty but unnatural.
- a wide but thin slot in the back to allow me to slip a heat mat in if desired, and out for cleaning day.
I would recommend you just make something simple and live with it for a few months. In this time, take note of what you like (or don't) and gather materials. You also get a chance to practice your skills. Then build the uber-background you have dreamed of.
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11-May-08, 07:23 PM
|  | Regular Member | Join Date: Oct-07 Location: melb Age/Gender: 19 | | | i used the method from beardeddragon.org that bump73 suggested to make some hides
can be seen here: a couple of pics | |
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