Bearded dragon custom fake rock wall (pic heavy)

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raizo

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First time posting and such. Anyways, I made a fake rock wall and am just posting to show my creation and maybe help anyone thinking of making one. Cheers!

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Starting with the styrofoam structure, I used liquid nails and a knife and cut strips of foam to piece together
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Finished with styrofoam and added great stuff spray foam for bumpy surfaces and filling gaps
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Cut out the bottom base
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Apply the grout, I did 4 coats of non sanded grout
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Eveything is removable into 6 pieces for easy cleaning and easy access to my beardie if he's in the cave.
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Painted with acrylic paint and sealed with outdoor Mod Podge. Also took some sand and sprinkled it on when the last layer of sealant was drying, it makes a night and day difference in traction. I used non-glazed porcelain for the front of the tank, then folded repti carpet in the back as a comfy bed for him to sleep on.

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Finally I added some plants to cover the ugly crevice down the middle and then took some fine sandpaper to buff out the shine. Just bought a new Reptisun 10.0 18'' to mount under the screen and a 100 watt basking bulb will go over the platform on the left. In total everything costed me about $120 canadian as everything where I live is overpriced and that's the cost with various coupons and sale/clearance items.

Here's my beardie Curtis currently in a 40 gallon top loading tank.
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If you are wondering about anything feel free to comment below and I'll gladly answer. Thanks for looking!
 

MamaTater

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It's marvelous! I'm so jealous. I think...I think this will be my goal for my dragon residents. Holy Toledo! Good job, there! Props on being so spend savvy. I'm the same way. And I love Curtis' name. :D
 

MamaTater

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So yeah, I'm to the point in my building that I'm hanging hot things and juggling furniture around. Basically, how does that styro-foam handle intense heat? I'll admit that daunted me.
 
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