[catherine2509]

Hello,

Im planning on making an all natural vivarium but I have a few questions on how to make a background?

How would I make it removable? I want to be able to work on it outside of the vivarium so my gecko still has a place to live while i work on it and while it sits out until its safe for my crested gecko.

How do you mean a fake rock background?

or would it be better to make a foam background covered in peat moss?

I plan on putting live plants (left in their pots) into the background, do I have to make some sort of drainage system? If so, how would I do that?

Thanks for the help!

[Yoshi'smom]

You should read my post on how I did mine. It was really fun to do! My plants are fake though. Hope this helps.

New leopard gcko terrarium!

[Ozymandias]

personally i would take a look over at our sister site Vivarium Forum it has alot of good info on the site and some knowledgeable people though it can be a bit slow. the basic removable background is using egg crate (i.e. light diffusers) and covering it in expanding foam. you then carve the foam and cover it with your media of choice. if i remember correctly this is for a crested gecko right? so your ether going to want to cover it in silicone and cocofiber, or use the binder method (concrete binder or titebond III mixed with a substrate). for fake rocks you will need to use cements because tile grout tends to break down in damp conditions, there are other materials to make fake rocks i just cant remember what thay are right now.

hope that helps and take a look over at the link i provided,