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reeve105a

fake rock/cave for my friends leopard geckos.

It's not finished, I'm going to add some darker sand on the edges and some small amounts of reindeer moss.

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funky · Key Member Joined: 19 Mar 2007 Posts: 233 Location: Devon

Thats cool, what do u paint it with...Sorry for being thick...lol..

reeve105a · Posted: Thu Apr 26, 2007 10:05 pm Post subject:

I covered the polystyrene with grey grout then I painted on a PVA/water mix, Then while the PVA/water mix was still wet I covered it with childrens play sand. I did this twice.
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funky · Key Member Joined: 19 Mar 2007 Posts: 233 Location: Devon

Cool, I have some polystyrene I was gonna throw away. Will make a cave now..

reeve105a · Posted: Sun Apr 29, 2007 10:54 pm Post subject:

I really enjoyed making it. I'm making a large fake rock background that's attached to wood so I can take it out of my tank so I can easily clean it. If I make some more fake rocks I might not use tile grout. I have made some smaller rocks using only polystyrene and covered it in PVA/water mix then covered it with childrens play sand (two coats) and it seems to be very strong and looks just as good as this one.
My wife, family and friends have told me I should make some more and see if I could sell them on Ebay.
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reeve105a · Posted: Mon May 07, 2007 10:58 pm Post subject:

Picture taken with my friends phone.

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Mich · Posted: Mon May 07, 2007 11:03 pm Post subject:

really great looking rocks, the added moss in the bottom pic makes it look very naturalistic.

just finished making a rock wall for my beardies and a big rock floor/sink edge/wall for our salvator monitor
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Indigo Blue Fish · Key Member Joined: 13 Oct 2006 Posts: 226

Well I'd certainly consider buying one for when I eventually get my beardie!

reeve105a · Posted: Tue May 08, 2007 6:07 pm Post subject:

Thanks for the comments...
You can't see it in the picture but I chopped up some light and dark green reindeer moss and mixed it in with some darker sand, I painted on PVA glue to the edges and grooves then I sprinkled on the sand mix. I also glued lots of reindeer moss to the inside of the cave.
My friend's really pleased with it and his geckos love it. Smile

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AnthonyY · Posted: Tue May 08, 2007 7:04 pm Post subject:

They look great ... i will certainly be trying this Smile

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