So I stopped by Menards this morning to get a new torch to soften up the lines of my styro background, and some tile grout to finish it off. I get back to my shop and I can't find a lighter or a match anywhere and I can't leave to go get one. Oh well, here are a few pictures of it in progress. Its a 50 gallon and it will hold a pair of Western collared lizards. I was looking for some geckos to go in here that would utilize the vertical space but the baby collared lizards came up so I grabbed them instead.
I made the a couple of the basking platforms and the two arches removable as you can see in the third picture so to make it easier to apply the grout and finish. The hide on the bottom right will also be removable but I left it in for the picture. I've done several of these as flat backgrounds so I could flip them any which way with ease but this is my first attempt at an in situ background so I am anticipating a few more problems getting it all coated evenly. I removed the front glass partly to facilitate construction and finishing and partly to replace it with two flip down glass doors when the inside is done.
hopefully the pictures turn out.
I made the a couple of the basking platforms and the two arches removable as you can see in the third picture so to make it easier to apply the grout and finish. The hide on the bottom right will also be removable but I left it in for the picture. I've done several of these as flat backgrounds so I could flip them any which way with ease but this is my first attempt at an in situ background so I am anticipating a few more problems getting it all coated evenly. I removed the front glass partly to facilitate construction and finishing and partly to replace it with two flip down glass doors when the inside is done.
hopefully the pictures turn out.
