theCREECH
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I love the way some owners have made naturalistic cage landscapes. So I've been trying to make my own. But I'm trying to make mine in a different way, I'm trying to make mine so it could easily be removed and cleaned. I also wanted to make mine so that anyone could buy one and install it in virtually any cage. Another "must" is a removable top of the cave or hide that still looks natural. I was thinking that by make a whole landscape that fits most of the bottom of the tank there wouldn't be a need for lots other substrates.. it's sort of a lanscape hide that is also a substrate. This way the tank will have a very natural feel but be fairly easy to clean. Just take it out and wash.
also my "hides" will fit almost every 10 and 20 gallon tank on the market and it is planned to fit an Exo-terra 18 x 18. You need one hide for a 10 gallon and 2 hides for 20 gallon or exo-terra.
here's what i did. First I carved the hides out of foam:
below is one of my hides painted to look like rock:
the lid comes off:
with the lid off.. I've since made it look much cleaner and finished:
here's a group painted sitting next to each other:
Here's one of them sitting in a 10gallon tank:
You can see how little of the cage floor still needs to be covered with paper towel or something else:
and a couple more views:
Remember that even though it looks like I made it inside the tank.. it is fully removable to clean on the top comes off. I still plan to change the color and there are a couple more details I plan to work out.. But I wanted to get some feedback from some experts.. you guys.
I planned to sell some of these in my area... or all around. Right now each one would be a one of a kind, but I've already figured out that some would have specific uses and could be replicated. For instance I've already designed a version that would have a larged enough den for laying eggs.
Please let me know what you guys think?
also my "hides" will fit almost every 10 and 20 gallon tank on the market and it is planned to fit an Exo-terra 18 x 18. You need one hide for a 10 gallon and 2 hides for 20 gallon or exo-terra.
here's what i did. First I carved the hides out of foam:
below is one of my hides painted to look like rock:
the lid comes off:
with the lid off.. I've since made it look much cleaner and finished:
here's a group painted sitting next to each other:
Here's one of them sitting in a 10gallon tank:
You can see how little of the cage floor still needs to be covered with paper towel or something else:
and a couple more views:
Remember that even though it looks like I made it inside the tank.. it is fully removable to clean on the top comes off. I still plan to change the color and there are a couple more details I plan to work out.. But I wanted to get some feedback from some experts.. you guys.
I planned to sell some of these in my area... or all around. Right now each one would be a one of a kind, but I've already figured out that some would have specific uses and could be replicated. For instance I've already designed a version that would have a larged enough den for laying eggs.
Please let me know what you guys think?
