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I prefer to use larger hardscape elements in my vivaria (rocks, wood, etc.) to provide a more realistic sense of scale with the frogs. However, football-sized rocks and large chunks of dead wood start to get prohibitively heavy after a while, especially if you need to move a tank. Although I prefer using real materials, for the sake of continuing to use larger pieces without including all of the weight, I decided to try my hand at making some faux rocks for a future tank.
I won't go into the process as it has been discussed on here before and can be discovered through a quick search (zBrinks has put together and posted a great video of making fake rocks for his bumblebee toad tank). So below are just a few images from the process yesterday.
I'm not completely satisfied with the sculpting and will have to work on it a bit more...but here are shots from the initial coat of tinted Drylok. I will post pictures as I work on the painting process to create a sense of texture and depth.
I won't go into the process as it has been discussed on here before and can be discovered through a quick search (zBrinks has put together and posted a great video of making fake rocks for his bumblebee toad tank). So below are just a few images from the process yesterday.
I'm not completely satisfied with the sculpting and will have to work on it a bit more...but here are shots from the initial coat of tinted Drylok. I will post pictures as I work on the painting process to create a sense of texture and depth.
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