Attaching terrarium items to glass tank: is this permanent?

[Piccola]

Hey guys.

I was planning on cleaning my 22 gallon tank for my crested gecko next weekend, and I figured I'd do a bit of remodeling while I'm at it (he's almost completely unhandeable so I want to do this all in one session to avoid stressing him- and me- out).

I'm already planning on making a bit of a free standing climbing structure out of bamboo, but I might be interested in attaching climbing stuff to the inside of the tank walls, most likely cork, bamboo, and/or PVC pipe.

Is there any way to attach these items to the glass that would not be permanent? I'd like to have bamboo or pipe attaching horizontally across the tank for him to lay on and/or attach cork to one side or a corner of the tank as a ledge.

And if there are no temporary sticking options, what could I use to permanently attach these things? I'm looking for the easiest option here.

Thanks in advance!

 

[PassPort]

I like 3M double sided mounting tape, It's the foam centered one. Semi-permanent.

 

[Riverside Reptiles]

Velcro tape works and can be removed. Silicone caulking works as a more permanent solution but can certainly be scraped off the glass with a razor blade if you choose to remove it down the road.

 

[Piccola]

Gracious. Do you think that tape would be sturdy enough to hold up a small piece of cork bark (say 6x2in) with a gecko on top? I haven't a clue how much my gecko weighs, but he's like a petite adult (full length, still filling out).

 

[Will3]

Go with silicone, clean the area on which you want to attach the cork bark througly, also leave it for a few days, in a good ventilated area, to get rid of fumes from the silicone.

 

[Piccola]

Go with silicone, clean the area on which you want to attach the cork bark througly, also leave it for a few days, in a good ventilated area, to get rid of fumes from the silicone.

Do you mean empty the tank, attach it, and leave it ventilated? There's sort of someone living in it right now...

 

[bwoodfield]

I like Ethan's proposal for velcro tape. Go to a hardware store and get the heavy duty 1-1/2" velco, not the lightweight stuff that you normally see. The glue on it sticks to pretty much everything and the velcro is extremely strong. I've seen 12" speakers begin held up by velco and they weight a good 10lbs.

 

[thehotchik1000]

I attach appropriate sized suction cups to everything! I Hot glue them to the item and presto chango it sticks! You can get them at any craft store or craft section. I didnt like stick on Velcro bc of the sticky part being left on the tank if I should remove that item. And when I razored
It off it left stickiness on my glass. Big pet peeve of mine.

 

[spiderdude60]

well for my arboreal Ts i usallly half to put a piece of wood of some kind up high and ive learned a really good method is a hot glue gun just put it on the wood/cork or what ever you happen to be attaching to the side of the tank just let it sit for a few hours i usally put a little moss on the glue to cover it up so it dont come in to contact with the T i use non tocix but you never know. i had a piece of wood in a cage for close to six months and recently my T passed and i cleaned the cage out i jus put the claw part of a hammer in there wedged it and pryed it like a nail came right off not even a trace it was there. just a suggestion

o yeh and its like a 4:95 wa**mart hot glue gun and a pack of like 30 glue sticks is like 2 dollars/

in my exprience safe and relyable

 

[Elizabeth Freer]

Another "non-permanent" idea with suction cups for basking bars

Hey guys.

I was planning on cleaning my 22 gallon tank for my crested gecko next weekend, and I figured I'd do a bit of remodeling while I'm at it (he's almost completely unhandeable so I want to do this all in one session to avoid stressing him- and me- out).

I'm already planning on making a bit of a free standing climbing structure out of bamboo, but I might be interested in attaching climbing stuff to the inside of the tank walls, most likely cork, bamboo, and/or PVC pipe.

Is there any way to attach these items to the glass that would not be permanent? I'd like to have bamboo or pipe attaching horizontally across the tank for him to lay on and/or attach cork to one side or a corner of the tank as a ledge.

And if there are no temporary sticking options, what could I use to permanently attach these things? I'm looking for the easiest option here.

Thanks in advance!

This works even if one has not cut a section of bamboo a bit too short: Place appropriate-sized suction cups in both ends of the bamboo. No need to glue in the suction cups. The pressure of the suction cups against the tank will hold the bamboo firmly in place.