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| ScalySituation |
Posted - 09/05/2012 : 12:21:50
Hi all :)
Been thinking for viv themes and have come up with a few but heres a question you dont see too often.... are inflatable things ok in a viv? im thinking like a cactus and a palm tree
Thanks
Scaly |
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| ScalySituation |
Posted - 10/05/2012 : 10:41:27
im in such a dillemma |
| ScalySituation |
Posted - 10/05/2012 : 10:29:52
i think imma give up on ott themed vivs |
| ScalySituation |
Posted - 10/05/2012 : 10:24:40
im my room ;) i've got it all figured out, dot you worry ;) only aiming to get four snakeys at donny this time rnd tho |
| Georgina |
Posted - 10/05/2012 : 10:23:54
Scaly where are you going to put 6 3ft vivs? Lol |
| Katie.Dublin |
Posted - 10/05/2012 : 10:23:29
There's no chance a blow up thing would burst at 30 degrees from a heat mat! |
| ScalySituation |
Posted - 10/05/2012 : 09:41:12
cheers dan, im going for a wild west theme, for sonny anyways, for my other hopefully 5 ive got other theme, might ditch this idea tho |
| Dancross0 |
Posted - 09/05/2012 : 22:27:09
Cacti!
http://www.surreypetsupplies.co.uk/desert-plants/
If your going for a desert type theme, a few of these and some sandblasted branches and mopani wood, maybe a few resin animal skulls would look quite good. |
| ScalySituation |
Posted - 09/05/2012 : 16:13:37
i was thinking of weighing it down, man themed vivs are hard |
| Georgina |
Posted - 09/05/2012 : 13:43:47
That will just fall over. |
| a2c7 |
Posted - 09/05/2012 : 13:39:59
The idea of the varnish is to make sure it's poop safe I think. Every month or more often you're going to have to be wiping it with disinfectant. Don't think the velvety stuff would stand up to that for long!
You can get some pretty nice decor in homesense from time to time that's resin made to look like stone or just glass that's chunky enough to withstand a bit of snake bashing. Just have to watch it doesn't get too hot when you put it in your viv. Anything that's wipe clean-able is perfect.
I'm currently trying to find a nice bowl for my boa and while she's still a baby I'm also considering what I'll use when she's older as I quite like to theme my vivs (as shown in the DIY section) and a big ol' cat litter tray or something else big enough for her to soak in completely isn't going to look very attractive...maybe I'll just coat it in grout or sealant and dry brush it then varnish it (leaving the bit where the water goes untouched so it's still sanitary and has no chemicals.) |
| ScalySituation |
Posted - 09/05/2012 : 13:31:04
cheers :) would i also have to varnish something like this ---> http://www.google.com/imgres?start=260&hl=en&biw=1366&bih=643&gbv=2&tbm=isch&tbnid=V2YFO9g6_2x0CM:&imgrefurl=http://us.ebid.net/for-sale/toy-model-breyer-reeves-pinto-horse-13897424.htm&docid=yDpQdlPOMfv7eM&imgurl=http://ebid.s3.amazonaws.com/upload_big/4/9/0/1233186862-30071-0.jpg&w=473&h=470&ei=O2OqT9CCFo_R4QSx7fXSCA&zoom=1&iact=hc&vpx=192&vpy=50&dur=26&hovh=224&hovw=225&tx=75&ty=129&sig=106107423438023826132&page=11&tbnh=139&tbnw=173&ndsp=25&ved=1t:429,r:19,s:260,i:227 if it was covered in a velvet like fabric
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| Georgina |
Posted - 09/05/2012 : 13:22:39
Found the link http://www.thecornsnake.co.uk/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=22203&SearchTerms=how,to,make |
| Georgina |
Posted - 09/05/2012 : 13:19:39
Pva is water based and will become sticky again if wet x |
| a33272 |
Posted - 09/05/2012 : 13:05:35
quote:
Originally posted by Georgina
You can buy spray on varnish at the range it begins with a p but a33272 probs know what its called x
nope dont have a range near me. do they have a website you can look on |
| Georgina |
Posted - 09/05/2012 : 13:03:44
How about 2d? Cut out flat pic and the laminate them? |
| Georgina |
Posted - 09/05/2012 : 13:02:09
You can buy spray on varnish at the range it begins with a p but a33272 probs know what its called x
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| a33272 |
Posted - 09/05/2012 : 13:01:09
would have to make sure it well 100%dry an ud have to make sure u used a suitable varnish an varnished the whole lot not just the visible bit.
what about clay an model making plastics for like the leaves an spikey bits? |
| ScalySituation |
Posted - 09/05/2012 : 12:53:02
like georgina said i'd varnish it or summin. would another layer of PVA do the trick? imma start work on it as soon as i finish this work, if its not suitable, hey i had fun :P |
| a33272 |
Posted - 09/05/2012 : 12:51:13
blow up catus an palm tree.......... wont they be abit ummmm big haha. problem with papermashe is it goes soggy if it gets wet. |
| Georgina |
Posted - 09/05/2012 : 12:50:44
Yeah, but you have to varnish them, if you search for how to make hides for under a fiver on here it goes through steps, I can't link it as I'm on my phone x |
