fake rock

It took me a few weeks... the one im building now I'll docment it... step by step LOL With a video tape... LOL

 

omg those cages are incredible.
They're so beautiful.

 

Wooooooo! Man those are incredable! I vote for the second one as my favorite. But they are all unreal. I guess I have some more practicing to do.

 

freky_pete- do u make a model before u create the actually fake rock? i drew a layout but then made a 3d model from posterboard and i'm glad that i did bc i had to change the drawn layout bc of floor space.

 

I plan it out... on AUTO cad.. then I just create it

 

whats AUTO cad? do u put the back piece of the enclosure all the way to the top or what? can u post pics of ur enclosures?

 

If u can wait.. im gona video tape the whole process.. since people ask alot about how to make them.. im starting today or tommrow

 

aslso Auto Cad is a Desin program that makes blue prints and stuff... I learnt how to use it in High school

 

ah... well ive already started mine well the layout and design and everything. i was just curious as to how high ur making urs in relation to the height of the tank.

 

i'm just curious before i start cutting the polysterene foam.

 

I made mine to the top off the wall

 

oh... ok thanks have any pics of ur other tanks?

 

I only have one lizard right now... im building a new one tommrow so i can get another

 

ur building a new tank? oh ok...

 

Two questions:

1. What section of the hardware store can you find polystyrene in?

2. Has anyone tried making individual rocks and then glueing them together for a more natural look? I am thinking of making hides that look like rock piles.

 

insulation probably.. they sell them in large sheets or smaller cut up ones. i bout the smaller ones theyre like 4ft by 18inches or so and u get like 5 o 6 pieces. i've read that u can do that do. its better than putting real rocks in there becasue if it falls it wont hurt or do as much damage

 

I have a few rocks in my enclosure and I am thinking of gluing them together with marine or aquarium silicone. I was wondering if anyone else had done this.
Cleaning would be the only problem I could see with it.
I am also going to make some fake rocks as a hide/basking area as well.

 

are we talking about the pink and blue HIGH DENSITY stuff, or the everyday stuff that they pack stereo's and stuff with.

let me know, because i tried it using white styrofoam and it turned out really ugly

 

Instolationg type.. the pink stuff.. LOL

 

k... that was my problem then