enclosure and jungle pics

[nico77]

thanks mate , i hope the outside ends up looking good aswell , i wanted to see how good i could make a enclosure look that was made from a pallet that would have been thrown out . Im still deciding if i should stain it with rosewood stain than clear it or if i should just clear it , what do you guys think ?

cheers nico

 

[suzpect]

awsome mate looks great i personly stain my enclosures personal preference but havent adventured to making back grounds yet looks intresting but , sooo jelous of the b&w's your getting lol

 

[nico77]

thanks suzpect , i think the stain will give it a rustic sort of look which i like .
i have the B&W's now , they have settled in but its taking a bit of time getting them onto rats , they were fed on small chickens before i got them and have only had 1 rat so far , i am going to up the temps a bit and try them on qualls .


cheers nico

 

[suzpect]

ya i agree top effort is it hard doing back ground? they are so nice whats the nature of them like?

 

[mungus]

Nico,
been following this thread since day 1.
Great job mate.

 

[nico77]

ya i agree top effort is it hard doing back ground? they are so nice whats the nature of them like?

It depends on how much effort you want to put in , this is the most detailed one so far and has taken heaps longer then others i have done plus this is the only one i have built in the enclosure which has made it harder to work on . If you want to give it a go the easyest way to learn is try doing a simple one first , start with a sheet of foam glue a few bits of foam to it and let loose with a blow torch ( outside and have water ready incase it gets out of control) than build it up with water/pva glue/mortar mix and paint , if you dont want to paint it you can add oxides to colour the mortar . heres a basic one i did for a mates berdies .

 

[nico77]

The jungles are really snappy in there enclosure , but i had them out the other night and they seem lots calmer towards me when im holding them .

cheers nico

 

[cactus2u]

well done Nico looks great..Have to get onto my one for the olives. cheers got me inspired

 

[nico77]

Nico,
been following this thread since day 1.
Great job mate.

thanks mate , I think my next project will be getting a big double door wardrobe and converting it for betty , she is a big girl and i think she would enjoy it . Im quietly crapping my pants about getting her of her eggs maybe she will be a good girl and just climb of them for me .
ps. did you get a pic of the monster jew ?

cheers nico

 

[nico77]

betty

here's her pre lay

 

[nico77]

nico give me a call and ill come over n give you a hand taking her off the eggs, is your incubator up n running i got everything i need for mine just need to get a new drill bit and i can slap it all together

Incubator is running atm and sitting on 31 quiet well

 

[nico77]

heres the big girl trying to get on her back

 

[nico77]

she was out this morning warming up a bit and having a stretch .

 

[nico77]

new male

I know its not a jungle but he just shed and i had the camera handy His a male hypo i got from baden

This is one of my favorites he is so calm and relaxed and still hasnt tried striking me yet i got him from fishead

This is my daughter with her jungle (george)that was given to her by channi ( thanks heaps again ) , she is so happy with him , his pretty calm aswell and enjoys being out .


cheers nico

 

[nico77]

I scored a couple more pallets last week and slapped this one together , no back grounds for this one yet , i might do one later . Still a few coats to go on this one , ill put some pics up when its finished .

cheers nico

 

[nico77]

 

[nico77]

it still needs some trims put on it but i have a tennant waiting to go in there so the trim will be put on later .

 

[python_dan89]

awesome backgrounds Nico, nice collection too..

 

[nico77]

thanks mate , ill have to add some pics of the recent ones i have

cheers nico