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reptiledanny
Sub Adult
United Kingdom
1809 Posts |
 Posted - 16/07/2012 : 14:41:36
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well i had always promised myself i would get creative with maya's final viv when i eventually bought it.
well last week the viv arrived so had been planning the background build.
i will be posting each stage as best i can on here.
what i used:
4x2 piece of hardwood
tools for cutting etc.
2 cans of expanding foam
lots of cork bark
1 branch
heres the board all measured up with the vents and the shelf
i then drilled holes in the circle parts of the vents to make it easier for me to be able to cut out the vents
at this stage i had cut the whole thing out, and also cut a groove where the shelf will lye. heres a picture of it done with the shelf in place to make sure it fits
i then played around with where everything (cork bark and branch) was going to go and decided on this:
i had to screw the branch into place as there wasnt much of the branch touching the board to make it stick with the foam.
i then used the expanding foam to stick all the cork bark pieces down. i then started filling in the gaps. unfortunalty i only bought 1 can and it was clearly not enough. this is what i have done so far and will be going back to b&q on tuesday to get another can to fill the rest in.
i had to use a book and a plant pot to hold the cork bark down as the foam pushed it up as it expanded.
i will keep this updated as i go along with pictures. |
1.1 royal pythons 0.1 hog island boa 1.0 corn snake
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ScalySituation
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
5292 Posts |
Posted - 16/07/2012 : 14:42:38
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| looks good :) |
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 - 16/07/2012 : 16:26:40
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| looking good, can't wait to see the finished thing |
 
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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kev 5
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
3065 Posts |
Posted - 16/07/2012 : 16:48:29
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| looking good |
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Lozzy
Sub Adult
United Kingdom
1556 Posts |
Posted - 16/07/2012 : 17:46:52
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| looking good, look forward to seeing the finished result :D |
0.1 CB10 Snow Cornsnake - Galaxy ~(Currently MIA)
1.0 CB11 Ultramel Anery Consnake -Orion
0.1 CB11 Lavender Cornsnake - Star
0.1 Leopard Gecko-Simo
1.1 Jack Russell-T.J and Harley (Minature)
1.1 Cats-Rascal and Dizzee
1.0 TB Horse-Mickey |
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reptiledanny
Sub Adult
United Kingdom
1809 Posts |
Posted - 17/07/2012 : 16:09:29
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*update*
i forgot to take pictures of the whole thing with foam on  and got a bit carried away.
last night after work i sat and carved out all the vents and shelf area.
this morning i checked if it still fit in the viv (and yes it did)
i then started on the final bit. covering it in soil. i used the brown silicone as the glue. i had bought 2 tubes of it thinking it would plenty and sat and started it today. heres how much 2 tubes did
so when the father gets home im off to b&q to go and get another 2 tubes.
this is working out quite expensive now, although should hopefully be worth it.
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1.1 royal pythons 0.1 hog island boa 1.0 corn snake
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Lozzy
Sub Adult
United Kingdom
1556 Posts |
Posted - 17/07/2012 : 16:14:24
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| That looks amazing totally inspired me for when i get my my lot into vivs!!! |
0.1 CB10 Snow Cornsnake - Galaxy ~(Currently MIA)
1.0 CB11 Ultramel Anery Consnake -Orion
0.1 CB11 Lavender Cornsnake - Star
0.1 Leopard Gecko-Simo
1.1 Jack Russell-T.J and Harley (Minature)
1.1 Cats-Rascal and Dizzee
1.0 TB Horse-Mickey |
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reptiledanny
Sub Adult
United Kingdom
1809 Posts |
Posted - 17/07/2012 : 16:19:44
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quote:
Originally posted by Lozzy
That looks amazing totally inspired me for when i get my my lot into vivs!!!
ill worn you now, i plan to never do this again!!
its cost me a small fortune to make, and is sooo messy. its has been slightly fun, and should hopefully looks really nice in my boas viv when done, but my god has it been hard work. |
1.1 royal pythons 0.1 hog island boa 1.0 corn snake
sig made by stapey |
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a33272
our battery charger
United Kingdom
3063 Posts |
Posted - 17/07/2012 : 16:50:05
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| I'd of used gorilla glue instead of the brown silicone |
    
0.1.0 creamsicle corn-Marmalade
1.0.0 jungle carpet python-Bumble
1.0.0 corn Casper
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reptiledanny
Sub Adult
United Kingdom
1809 Posts |
Posted - 17/07/2012 : 16:57:49
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quote:
Originally posted by a33272
I'd of used gorilla glue instead of the brown silicone
i did consider gorilla glue, but it was alot more expensive for smaller amounts. iv already used 2 big tubes of silicone for the amount that has been done. |
1.1 royal pythons 0.1 hog island boa 1.0 corn snake
sig made by stapey |
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a33272
our battery charger
United Kingdom
3063 Posts |
Posted - 17/07/2012 : 17:22:59
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| Gorilla glue expands in a similer way to expanding foam so goes along way |
0.1.0 creamsicle corn-Marmalade
1.0.0 jungle carpet python-Bumble
1.0.0 corn Casper
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reptiledanny
Sub Adult
United Kingdom
1809 Posts |
Posted - 18/07/2012 : 19:08:53
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*update*
all finished now
after 5 bottles of silicone, and alot of effort, it is finally finished and i now just to have to wait for it all to dry and sort out the viv now. pics:
all i have to do now is maybe attatch a bit of moss to add to the rainforest affect and think then it should be done |
1.1 royal pythons 0.1 hog island boa 1.0 corn snake
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Edited by - reptiledanny on 18/07/2012 19:32:22 |
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ScalySituation
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
5292 Posts |
Posted - 18/07/2012 : 19:11:32
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| ooooh thats really cool :) |
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 - 18/07/2012 : 20:03:53
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| looks good |
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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kev 5
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
3065 Posts |
Posted - 18/07/2012 : 21:05:56
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| looks really good |
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Okeetee Mick
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
2308 Posts |
Posted - 22/07/2012 : 08:56:45
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| Very impressed, good job. |
0.1.0 Okeetee (Sookie) 0.1.0 Powder (Luna) 0.1.0 Bloodred (Arlene) 0.1.0 Caramel Stripe (Tara)
0.1.0 Ghost (Crystal) 0.1.0 Caramel (Jessica) 0.1.0 Lavender Stripe (Portia) 1.0.0 Platinum (Godric)
0.1.0 Thayers King (Lettie Mae) 0.1.0 Albino Blairs King (Lorena) 0.1.0 Russian Ratsnakes (Pam)
0.1.0 Korean Ratsnake (Katerina) 1.0.0 Russian Ratsnake (Lafayette)
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Lozzy
Sub Adult
United Kingdom
1556 Posts |
Posted - 22/07/2012 : 11:24:05
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That's brilliant! given me some really good ideas! Thanks for sharing, cant wait to see the finished article with a very happy snake in it  |
0.1 CB10 Snow Cornsnake - Galaxy ~(Currently MIA)
1.0 CB11 Ultramel Anery Consnake -Orion
0.1 CB11 Lavender Cornsnake - Star
0.1 Leopard Gecko-Simo
1.1 Jack Russell-T.J and Harley (Minature)
1.1 Cats-Rascal and Dizzee
1.0 TB Horse-Mickey |
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madmartyn
Hatchling
United Kingdom
139 Posts |
Posted - 26/11/2012 : 08:05:33
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| any update pics of the finished background in the viv? |
0.1.0 Okeetee/caramel thumper
0.1.0 bearded dragon izzie
0.1.0 bci lola
0.0.1 hypno toad (albino horned toad)
0.1.0 king dr lecter
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harry Cornelius
Hatchling
United Kingdom
153 Posts |
Posted - 03/01/2013 : 10:15:50
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| So how did this project end ??? Is it complete and fitted in the viv ? Would love to see a pic |
1.0.0 Carolina - Harry Cornelius
1.0.0 Irian Jaya jaguar carpet python- Monty
0.1.0 cat - Bella
0.0.1 fish - Justin beiber |
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harry Cornelius
Hatchling
United Kingdom
153 Posts |
Posted - 03/01/2013 : 12:09:55
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| So how did this project end ??? Is it complete and fitted in the viv ? Would love to see a pic |
1.0.0 Carolina - Harry Cornelius
1.0.0 Irian Jaya jaguar carpet python- Monty
0.1.0 cat - Bella
0.0.1 fish - Justin beiber |
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Welshlamb
Yearling
United Kingdom
711 Posts |
Posted - 03/01/2013 : 12:33:38
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rainforest background build
