Styrofoam Preparation

[chessman007]

Hey everybody! I have been reading on here that people use Styrofoam to model some great-looking habitats. I want to try that as well. I'd like to know how to prepare it to put it in the vivariums. All help is appreciated! Thanks! :main_thumbsup:

 

[mbrown29]

I am also interested! I want to do this as well. I just bought some tiles and painted them with Rust-oleum Stone textured paint and coated with a polyurethane. I'm pretty happy with how it came out . That was the first thing I've DIY-ed for the vivarium. I want more ideas! :-D

Original Tiles:
https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/Xm-SwIZWWB9Frf2-fCdbwtMTjNZETYmyPJy0liipFm0?feat=directlink

Stone Textured Paint:
https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/T1FryjVlmWUJYmyTuIgB19MTjNZETYmyPJy0liipFm0?feat=directlink

First Coat of Paint: https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/jwhLIOenRcZU6woZ_lXjl9MTjNZETYmyPJy0liipFm0?feat=directlink

https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/WZXsbuxKnJnJa-_HuWh8p9MTjNZETYmyPJy0liipFm0?feat=directlink

Second/Last Coat of Paint:
https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/9TV2yABaZ0o4IGnsUsXpcdMTjNZETYmyPJy0liipFm0?feat=directlink

https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/s5KK84pIU9dfB0pWdlAdx9MTjNZETYmyPJy0liipFm0?feat=directlink

 

[brookec]

I've done 4 projects so far (3 for snakes and 1 for leopard gecko) like this and am preparing to attempt a background wall like this for all of my tanks (3 snakes/2 leos).
I coated it with grout and then used acrylic paint and then several coats of acrylic sealer. All of the foam I used so far has been free, the grout was leftover from a bathroom remodel. The paint was either stuff I had on hand or bought at wal-mart (a small bottle is around a dollar and goes a long way. The sealer I got for $8 at home depot for a small can. I will get a big can next, it is a teal wrapper, was kind of hard to find at first. I did lots of coats of sealer on mine and it went a pretty long way. There is a really good website for this, you should be able to find it somewhere in this forum or I can dig it up.

 

[AlexT]

There is a really good website for this, you should be able to find it somewhere in this forum or I can dig it up.

http://www.lizard-landscapes.com/


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[featheredfamilyfriends]

I spent a few hours today watching their videos, its a great idea I'm definitely looking into making several. I was thinking the simple basic castle one could actually be modified into making a 3-n-1 hide and you could even add a moist side.

 

[chessman007]

This is all great!!! I used www.lizard-landscapes.com to make my first DIY landscape. I'm try to get a few more hides done before i go to the Indiana reptile expo and purchase my first leo! (really excited)

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