20H rockwall background

[Ozymandias]

ya pretty happy with it for a first build at some point i'll try it again but hay for $40 it's not bad and i have extra stuff. hell i have so much extra Styrofoam that i might just build another background for the fun of it if any one want one.

[Ozymandias]

well thought i would post what the finished product looks like this will be home to a leo some time soon.

[beckdg]

is that burrowing substrate or a mix you made up?
getting one from v_f? his little guys are sharp lookers. not too exotic not too dull... just right.

anyway it came out really good. nice work.

[Ozymandias]

it zoo-med's excavator clay just wanted to try it out because i heard that if you add more water then thay recommend it turns almost rock like and thats what i wanted. next time i do this i might just use some red clay and make my own mix but this worked for now.

ya i'm hopefully swinging by V_F's place on my way back from dropping off stuff at home it's good he lives like right on the rout i take to get from school to home and back.

[beckdg]

sweet... at least you'll know they were well taken care of... and i'm sure he'll be happy to make some space.

how do you like the substrate so far?

[Ozymandias]

ya i know.

to be quite honest it did what i needed it to, mold hides and make it look natural. not sure i like the texture completely and it's really crumbly when you first mix it. it also not really a clay it's actually closer to cement or something like that to be honest. as a commercial product though it pretty good i just have to see how the gecko reacts to it. also hear that it can stain the skin of reptiles to we will see.

[Grimm]

That looks sweet! Only thing I think you should add is a couple nice pieces of driftwood/ghostwood, and a plant that wouldnt need much moisture.

[Ozymandias]

i like the drift wood idea i just have to find one that fit's the tank though, it's hard to do when broke though lol. plant wise i'm thinking about it but not sure yet though on where i could put it. this tank probably is still a work in progress (like all my tank) so it will change.

[Grimm]

You could probably get away with a type of cactus (without needles of course) and place it in the back right corner.

Id definately be choosy with the wood though. I remember seing a really nice Leo setup similar to yours a while ago. It only had 1 piece of driftwood, but it was huge and had perfect climbing branches.

[Ozymandias]

actually that's where i was thinking of putting a plant, defiantly a succulent just need to find one i like.