The rocks are artificial.
It is, in fact:
- MDF squares to which I nailed some styrofoam (parts of the package of a large fridge, tv or such)
- the next layer is construction foam / expanding foam
- after the construction foam dried, I cut off what was too much. I then added tile glue (that's something similar to concrete), mixed with ochre/ light brown acrylic paint
- the next layer is desert sand (which I was able to get from outdoors as I live in a town in the Atacama desert) put onto the still wet tile glue
I put this in the enclosure and glued it onto the glass using aquarium-grade silicone. Glueing it in is important as by doing so, insects cannot crawl behind it.
For a detailed instruction: You can find various instructions, also on youtube, when searching for something like "styrofoam 3d background reptile".
The other parts are wood, and the plants are real.
I also have some stones from the Atacama desert which are not in this picture but in others.
The rocks are artificial.
It is, in fact:
- MDF squares to which I nailed some styrofoam (parts of the package of a large fridge, tv or such)
- the next layer is construction foam / expanding foam
- after the construction foam dried, I cut off what was too much. I then added tile glue (that's something similar to concrete), mixed with ochre/ light brown acrylic paint
- the next layer is desert sand (which I was able to get from outdoors as I live in a town in the Atacama desert) put onto the still wet tile glue
I put this in the enclosure and glued it onto the glass using aquarium-grade silicone. Glueing it in is important as by doing so, insects cannot crawl behind it.
For a detailed instruction: You can find various instructions, also on youtube, when searching for something like "styrofoam 3d background reptile".
The other parts are wood, and the plants are real.
I also have some stones from the Atacama desert which are not in this picture but in others.
I couldn't make you one as I'm on a different continent. (Otherwise I might do!)
But you can really easily make your own. Look up the videos and try it out! The one I made was the first one I did, really. The nice thing is as these are shapes that mimic the nature, it doesn't have to look "perfect" i.e. straight lines or such.
I'd really suggest you look up how much the material cost and then you build it. Mine only took me two Saturday afternoons, and
