ok so made some fake rock walls for my bearded dragon cage and they look awesome
new zealand dosen't have alot of things for these little guys so i had to make my own if anyone is intrested here is how i did it !
More photos posted soon
http://i179.photobucket.com/albums/w302/Puff-Punk/Picture-1.jpg
start with a large sheet of polystyrene dosen't need to be overly thick as this is just your backing remeber to trim it so you can fit in both sides and allow a little room on bottom if you have tile flooring
scratch the whole panel with a sirated edge knife or similar removing all the top skin off the poly
if you can find some old bits of poly used in boxes for packing or things these can be used to make great hides as half the work is already done for you .
cut some shelves and hides according to the size of your cage remeber to make them big enough to acomodate your adult dragon or whatever you are making it for
sort out all your vent holes and arange your hides and shelves onto the backing mark around all of these and cut your vent holes out now if needed ( such as inmaine for a wooden cage )
using DRICON MORTAR AND PLASTER apply a thinish coat to all your poly do all pieces seperatly it makes it alot easier * remember the inside of hides and underside of shelves ( do not paste the side that is going on your backing or the place on your backing where the shelves will be located )
i used a bag of concrete tint powder ( cant remebr the exact name of it sorry ) mix a small amount of this with your concrete mix ( add a little extra water as this goes thick quick ) i used burnt umber to do mine but if i had of done it again would have picked something a little lighter
apply two coats to all surfaces allowing it to dry a little in between coats
leave this for the night to set you can do a 3rd coat if you think it needs it
don't worry if some flakes off this will be fixed later
now using no nails for poly ( a yellow container ) glue all your shelves etc on to the backing use alot of glue for each and follow the contact adhesive directions of push on , pull apart . leave for 1 or more mins , re stick do this with your back panel lying flat leave this for the day leave the shelves of the side panels until it is allinstalled it makes it alot easier to fit
now you need to apply a thick coating of cabots crystal clear satin finish 1litre leave to dry for several hours
now you can fit it all into you cage
if any shelves are a little unsteady use some spare poly to help aupport them till drying and add a little extra glue around the edges
stick your side shelves on now remebering to use the contact adhesive directions and support once glued
some side shelves may need a piece of perspex or something as a permanent support ( see my photos )
you can now add a little tint to your cabots cryastal clear and touch up any bitys that have fallen off or need a liitle extra sealent on them as some concrete will be scatched off with fitting
leave to dry and then enjoy
watch your animals have fun and enrich their minds
any questions on directions please feel free to private message me
thanks
jesse
new zealand dosen't have alot of things for these little guys so i had to make my own if anyone is intrested here is how i did it !
More photos posted soon
http://i179.photobucket.com/albums/w302/Puff-Punk/Picture-1.jpg
start with a large sheet of polystyrene dosen't need to be overly thick as this is just your backing remeber to trim it so you can fit in both sides and allow a little room on bottom if you have tile flooring
scratch the whole panel with a sirated edge knife or similar removing all the top skin off the poly
if you can find some old bits of poly used in boxes for packing or things these can be used to make great hides as half the work is already done for you .
cut some shelves and hides according to the size of your cage remeber to make them big enough to acomodate your adult dragon or whatever you are making it for
sort out all your vent holes and arange your hides and shelves onto the backing mark around all of these and cut your vent holes out now if needed ( such as inmaine for a wooden cage )
using DRICON MORTAR AND PLASTER apply a thinish coat to all your poly do all pieces seperatly it makes it alot easier * remember the inside of hides and underside of shelves ( do not paste the side that is going on your backing or the place on your backing where the shelves will be located )
i used a bag of concrete tint powder ( cant remebr the exact name of it sorry ) mix a small amount of this with your concrete mix ( add a little extra water as this goes thick quick ) i used burnt umber to do mine but if i had of done it again would have picked something a little lighter
apply two coats to all surfaces allowing it to dry a little in between coats
leave this for the night to set you can do a 3rd coat if you think it needs it
don't worry if some flakes off this will be fixed later
now using no nails for poly ( a yellow container ) glue all your shelves etc on to the backing use alot of glue for each and follow the contact adhesive directions of push on , pull apart . leave for 1 or more mins , re stick do this with your back panel lying flat leave this for the day leave the shelves of the side panels until it is allinstalled it makes it alot easier to fit
now you need to apply a thick coating of cabots crystal clear satin finish 1litre leave to dry for several hours
now you can fit it all into you cage
if any shelves are a little unsteady use some spare poly to help aupport them till drying and add a little extra glue around the edges
stick your side shelves on now remebering to use the contact adhesive directions and support once glued
some side shelves may need a piece of perspex or something as a permanent support ( see my photos )
you can now add a little tint to your cabots cryastal clear and touch up any bitys that have fallen off or need a liitle extra sealent on them as some concrete will be scatched off with fitting
leave to dry and then enjoy
watch your animals have fun and enrich their minds
any questions on directions please feel free to private message me
thanks
jesse
