How to make those rock walls?

[Kevin McRae]

How do you guys make those rock walls? I want to make one for my collard lizard's enclosure.

 

[Riverside Reptiles]

Come on now Kevin, you've been here long enough to know to look through the old posts! :-? There's a bunch of threads on this here in the DIY forum as well as the viv forum. The basics boil down to "Great Stuff" type foam covered in a variety of different things depending on the look you want to achieve.

 

[Kevin McRae]

I did do a search and scan through old posts. I found a few on rocks, but wasn't sure if they would work the same for walls. Walls are much bigger in size then rocks, and I'm not sure if they can support the weight the same way as rocks are built.........



:roll:

 

['stoph]

Spray it with PUR foam or paste some polystirene tiles against the back wall.
(optional: you can put some branches, stones in the pur foam)
Shape it with a cutting knife
cover it with Tile adhesives or similar cement.
(optional:adding some texture with substrate)
Let it dry and you're all set

 

[Riverside Reptiles]

Here's a couple of threads that I found real quick by looking through the old posts
These might help give ya some ideas:
http://www.geckosunlimited.com/comm...-rock-wall-your-vivarium-dial-up-warning.html

http://www.geckosunlimited.com/community/do-yourself-diy/26764-dart-frog-rockwork.html

 

[Kevin McRae]

Thanks for the threads Ethan. Guess I skim over the thread titles to fast.

Where kind of foam do you guys use? The only stuff I can find locally is the stuff in the can.

 

['stoph]

Where kind of foam do you guys use? The only stuff I can find locally is the stuff in the can.

Yes it comes in spray cans - the cheapest one

 

[Kevin McRae]

Okay great.

Its for a collard lizard enclosure, going to need quite a few cans I think! We'll see how it turns out, haha.

 

[Ira]

Okay great.

Its for a collard lizard enclosure, going to need quite a few cans I think! We'll see how it turns out, haha.

What species of Crotaphytus are you working with?

 

[Kevin McRae]

What species of Crotaphytus are you working with?

I'm getting a pair of CB aquaflames easterns sometime in June. Just working on the enclosure at the moment.

 

[Ira]

They are fun, a lot of personality and movement compared with geckos. I work with C. bicinctores (Desert collared).

 

[Kevin McRae]

Cool.

There have been a few deserts available locally here for awhile but I like the easterns colours, especially the aqua flames.

I had one before quite a few years back and I have to agree they have great personalities.

 

['stoph]

Any progress shots on the wall/setup?

 

[Kevin McRae]

Unfortunately he decided not to sell the collaris. I haven't started building a rock wall yet but I still plan to do one for future lizards.

 

[Ira]

Kevin, I have a gravid C. bicinctores, if the Summer comes and you'd still like some crotaphytus, you're more than welcome to some cheap bicinctores.

 

[Kevin McRae]

Kevin, I have a gravid C. bicinctores, if the Summer comes and you'd still like some crotaphytus, you're more than welcome to some cheap bicinctores.

Only problem is I'm in Canada so it can be a hassle brining them across the border. Closest place they could be shipped into the USA is around 6hrs from me. If I were closer I would get a bunch of cool geckos.