wyrmsocks
Bearded Dragon Egg
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Hello!! This is my first post on this forum My beardie's name is Norbert, shes about 7 years old and I love her to death. Soooo I'm giving her a bit of an upgrade!! I recently moved so I figured it was the perfect opportunity to build something new for her, and I thought people might be interested to follow along
(Don't mind the cracked tiles haha) I got this vivarium from dubiaroaches.com and it was super easy to put together! I printed the backdrop myself and pasted it up with mod podge, and I laid the tiles down with liquid nails and grout.
...aaaand the building begins!! This process was very long and tedious, but I'm a project person so I enjoyed every second of it. I'm following some tutorials that I've found online, and luckily I just bought a TV for the new place that had a TON of styrofoam in the box, so I didn't even have to buy any! I also found that breaking off pieces instead of cutting them gives the edges a rougher, more rock-like texture.
The whole building process took about two days... this thing is HUGE (the whole tank is 2x2x4). But Norbert is crazy about climbing so I'm sure she'll adore it! The plants are actually from a craft store and are way cheaper than any pet store. They also have a wire stem at the bottom so I could poke holes for them straight into the styrofoam!
The structure actually ended up working out so the left side stacks on top of the right (you can sort of see the raised lip where the pieces separate). This is so I can take the separate pieces in or out as needed and so it's not one huge chunk (super helpful in the grout/paint/seal process).
I'm hoping to hang a hammock somewhere (maybe underneath in one of the corners? Or a bridge-shaped one somewhere?). She loves her hammock in her current place and I'd hate to take that away from her.
I just started the grouting process too! I almost have the whole right piece covered, I just need to do the underside and probably a second coat. This process has been much longer than I thought it would be, but I've been enjoying it and I'm sure Norbert will love it. I'll be updating this thread with my progress if anyone is interested!!!
(Don't mind the cracked tiles haha) I got this vivarium from dubiaroaches.com and it was super easy to put together! I printed the backdrop myself and pasted it up with mod podge, and I laid the tiles down with liquid nails and grout.
...aaaand the building begins!! This process was very long and tedious, but I'm a project person so I enjoyed every second of it. I'm following some tutorials that I've found online, and luckily I just bought a TV for the new place that had a TON of styrofoam in the box, so I didn't even have to buy any! I also found that breaking off pieces instead of cutting them gives the edges a rougher, more rock-like texture.
The whole building process took about two days... this thing is HUGE (the whole tank is 2x2x4). But Norbert is crazy about climbing so I'm sure she'll adore it! The plants are actually from a craft store and are way cheaper than any pet store. They also have a wire stem at the bottom so I could poke holes for them straight into the styrofoam!
The structure actually ended up working out so the left side stacks on top of the right (you can sort of see the raised lip where the pieces separate). This is so I can take the separate pieces in or out as needed and so it's not one huge chunk (super helpful in the grout/paint/seal process).
I'm hoping to hang a hammock somewhere (maybe underneath in one of the corners? Or a bridge-shaped one somewhere?). She loves her hammock in her current place and I'd hate to take that away from her.
I just started the grouting process too! I almost have the whole right piece covered, I just need to do the underside and probably a second coat. This process has been much longer than I thought it would be, but I've been enjoying it and I'm sure Norbert will love it. I'll be updating this thread with my progress if anyone is interested!!!