My first leo and DIY viv.

[Franklinj480]

My baby Nefertiti and her new home.

Polystyrene coated with multiple layers of grout of increasing thickness. Painted and then sealed. I had never worked with the stuff before and besides measurements didn't have much of a game plan.

Substrate is ceramic tile set into sand. I brushed loose sand over the surface of the tile mosaic until it had all settled into the cracks. I sprayed the flooring all down with water so that the tiles fragments set in nice and solid. (all tile fragments had their sharp edges dulled)

Humid hide is the coconut shell half, (she's still a baby) but I'm hoping to upgrade that soon for something bigger.

The blocky rock on the right side is a volcanic cinder bomb which I hollowed out with a chisel to make small cave. That's her favorite spot.

Any constructive criticism would be greatly appreciated : ]

PS, I did make a polystyrene hide but when I was testing out temperatures over the heating mat the insulation properties of it caused the temperature to sky rocket. I decided against using the hide, I don't want fried gecko brains (115+ Fahrenheit!)



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[Teranyx]

It looks really nice. I want to do something like that for my 2 but I'm not very artisticly inclined.

 

[Franklinj480]

You should still give it a try it was a lot of fun. No matter how it turns out it'l be "your style" there is no bad : ]

 

[LzzrdBoy]

Looks quite nice. Love the lighting. How long have you had the little on in there? Mine moved into his new crib yesterday and I'm curious about how long of an adjustment period I may be in for. Great job!

 

[Franklinj480]

She has only been in her home for two days now. She's still very jumpy and keeping close to the familiar hides that I moved from her previous place. When I brought her home originally she adjusted completely in two weeks.