Custom styro hide

[gm333]

I made this double hide out of styrofoam and grout. I thought about adding some different color highlights, but instead liked the way it turned out without them.

 

[stayahead]

Looks really good!

 

[ariana]

very nice

 

[aa410c]

:main_thumbsup:i like this a lot and would be interested to know how you made it.

 

[gm333]

Thanks for the comments, I followed this video for most of what I used.
http://www.geckoforums.net/showthread.php?t=33881&highlight=video

 

[Dom3rd]

Very good one of these days i have to get off my butt and make some too..lol

 

[theclean1]

nice you should make a 2 story apartment for them!

 

[Alliemac]

Very cool! I want some.

 

[shawn119]

That's cool how did you make it?

 

[Yamori]

looks great, good job!

 

[vctkiller]

I am making one right now and going into the grout process. Mine doesnt look like yours. I just built a house lol with a bedroom and a tv.

 

[shawn119]

Is there a wall inside to separate the openings? That is fantastic.

 

[shawn119]

What is the grout process and how do you make it?

 

[gm333]

There is a wall inside that seperates the 2 rooms. I cut each level out of styrofoam and glued them together using styrofoam glue. I then dug out the rest of the styrofoam on the inside to make the rooms. I also roughed up the edges so it would look more like rock than styrofoam.
After the glue dried I added two runny thin layers of grout letting it dry between each layer. The third layer of grout was a bit thicker, but still kind of runny. The fourth layer was much thicker and I probably could have stopped after that layer, but it did'nt feel heavy enough so I added one more thick layer on top of that.
Then after the grout was dry I sealed it with a grout sealant.

I used some grout that I found at a Local chain hardware store. To make the grout thin you just add more water. The less water you add to the grout the thicker the grout gets.

 

[mystikal222]

Thats fantastic!

 

[Nancy]

How did you color it? Or was that the color of the grout you used?

 

[gm333]

It was the color of the grout, it is a terracotta color, very common grout color. There are a lot of grout colors out there. I plan on making another one for my sons gecko and am planning on making that one a sandy color to match the fake rocks already in the tank.