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 Posted - 26/02/2012 : 12:37:30
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Made this cheap hide for under fiver (even cheaper when doing a few)
Heres how I made it
Tools required
Soldering iron
Stanley knife
Scissors
Paint brush
Materials needed
Plastic mixing bowl (£1.20)
Wood glue or Pva (£1.00)
Masking tape (60p)
Newspaper (free)
Varnish (£2.00)
Now you need to make an entrance hole in your bowl use the soldering iron to burn through the plastic (tried cutting with a knife but found out the bowl just splits)
Next take a sharp knife and remove all the burrs from where you burnt through the plastic
Take a piece of newspaper roll and twist into a sausage shape
Use this to create a rim around the hole you have made stick in place with masking tape
Take another piece of paper roll and twist into a sausage shape use this to disguise the rim of the bowl again stick in place with some masking tape.
Next roll some newspaper sheets into balls
Use this to create shape to the bowl stick on with masking tape
Mix some Pva glue with water and tear strips of paper and paint your bowl with the Pva mixture then stick your strips on to bowl painting the strips of paper as well.
You need to cover your bowl with a few layers for the entrance hole and edge of bowl use a long piece of paper to wrap over.
Don't forget to do the inside of the bowl as well and make sure all your edges are pasted down fully.
You should be left with something that resembles this
Allow your hide to dry fully.
Once dry you can add additional features with paper mâché again allowing to dry fully.
When your happy with your features and it's fully dried you can paint it with acrylic paint not forgetting the inside and then seal it all with polyurethane varnish to make water tight.
Allow to dry and air until all the smells have gone
To add foliage etc just pierce through paper mâché and seal with silicone sealant
You should have a happy snakey now
The only drawback I have found with this hide, is the hide is very light so larger snakes may tip it over instead of painting it you could cover with sand which would add some weight but again you would still have to seal it with polyurethane varnish to protect it from moisture.
Not posted on here in a while due to mrs toggsy ill health but now I have some free time available so will post when I can.
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serena_08
Yearling
United Kingdom
784 Posts |
Posted - 26/02/2012 : 13:27:37
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| Very nice! May be something for me to do when the OH is working :) |
1.0.0 Corn: D-Bo (Amel)
1.0.0 Western Hognose: C*ntyB*ll*cks
0.1.0 MBK: Rosa
0.0.1 Leopard Gecko: Zuko
0.0.1 Bearded Dragon: Kobe
0.0.1 Fire Bellied Toad: Snoop
1.1.0 Cats: Penny and Sheldon
1.0.0 Staffy: MooMoo
I intend to live forever. So far, so good. |
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scottishbluebird
it is all my fault
United Kingdom
8403 Posts |
Posted - 26/02/2012 : 16:58:50
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| looks great, but i am not good at diy! |
     
0.1.0 Corn - Kellogs
1.0.0 Hognose - Storm
0.1.0 Staffy - Lyla
1.0.0 Spaffy(staffy x springer)-Spyro
1.0.0 Ferret - Peanut R.I.P
0.1.0 Crestie - Fudge. Wish List - Pygmy hedgehog. Tropiocolotes |
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Moriarty
Egg
United Kingdom
60 Posts |
Posted - 26/02/2012 : 17:12:51
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| I love this! Thank you so much for posting. We have a graphics room at my school so I know where I'll be at lunch break and during my frees now! :) |
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nusnakemum
Sub Adult
United Kingdom
1612 Posts |
Posted - 26/02/2012 : 18:57:21
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| what a great hide ! |
0.0.1 corn Ernest
0.1.0 leopard gecko Mrs T
1.0.0 anery Black Eyed Bill RIP Bill x
2.0.0 kids |
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ScalySituation
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
5292 Posts |
Posted - 26/02/2012 : 18:58:31
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| looks really natural :) |
1.0.0 Butter motley corn (Sheldon)
0.1.0 Caramel Corn (Maggie)
0.1.0 Caramel motley corn (Echo)
1.0.0 Cat (Angus)
1 mealworm colony
RIP Skye x
Sleep well Sonny, Mummy loves you xx
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ScalySituation
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
5292 Posts |
Posted - 26/02/2012 : 19:05:07
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| Can we sticky this? |
1.0.0 Butter motley corn (Sheldon)
0.1.0 Caramel Corn (Maggie)
0.1.0 Caramel motley corn (Echo)
1.0.0 Cat (Angus)
1 mealworm colony
RIP Skye x
Sleep well Sonny, Mummy loves you xx
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lupi lou
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
3670 Posts |
Posted - 26/02/2012 : 20:02:08
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| that is one cool hide, i think it deserves a blue peter badge!!lol |
 
1.0.1 Corns
0.1.0 Dog: springer
1.0.0 Horse
0.4.0 Gerbils
2.2.0 Leopard gecko
0.2.0 Cave gecko |
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ScalySituation
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
5292 Posts |
Posted - 26/02/2012 : 20:03:38
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| well he cant have mine :P |
1.0.0 Butter motley corn (Sheldon)
0.1.0 Caramel Corn (Maggie)
0.1.0 Caramel motley corn (Echo)
1.0.0 Cat (Angus)
1 mealworm colony
RIP Skye x
Sleep well Sonny, Mummy loves you xx
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110 Posts |
Posted - 26/02/2012 : 21:28:20
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Originally posted by ScalySituation
well he cant have mine :P
Awwwww why not lol
Been looking into the weight issues with the hide came up with a few other ideas thought about using strips of cloth such as an old T shirt soaked in plaster of Paris instead of the sand but the downside of this it puts the cost up.
Not sure if wall filler would work as well.
Got a few more ideas for different hides wil post them when they are made.
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smart bunny
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
5091 Posts |
Posted - 01/03/2012 : 12:43:41
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Wow that looks fab! If I tried to do one it would probably look like a lump of poo though...  |
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Katie.Dublin
Sub Adult
Ireland
1560 Posts |
Posted - 01/03/2012 : 15:44:00
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| I'ma make me one of these :) |
     
0.1 normal (Miami) - Hugo
0.1 hypo Motley - Spunky
0.1 MBK - Tequila. RIP
Horses, bearded dragons, a red tailed boa constrictor, a tortoise, a cat and a dog |
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Lacefrillsandlipstick
Egg
62 Posts |
Posted - 29/04/2012 : 23:45:22
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Love this!
Need to get my creative juices flowing and have a go myself xx |
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Edited by - Lacefrillsandlipstick on 29/04/2012 23:46:08 |
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343guiltyspark
Hatchling
United Kingdom
451 Posts |
Posted - 30/04/2012 : 16:55:33
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| I will try and make one. |
         
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cobweb251
Hatchling
United Kingdom
435 Posts |
Posted - 30/04/2012 : 17:21:42
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| Sticky???? |
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tordyjo
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
2036 Posts |
Posted - 30/04/2012 : 19:15:43
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| looks fab, will have to give this a go, could also use textured spray paint |
 Lilly Crystal Harry
1.2.0 corns, 1.1.0 cats tropical guppies who continually breed
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