Long story short...

So I got these dart frogs and joined a dart frog forum, and saw everyone on there making fake rock walls and backgrounds and all sorts of stuff. Soooo, I figured I'd try my hand at this by making a rock hide for James and Ernestine.

here's how it started:

Hot glue, packing foam, pvc scraps, cardboard box, and toilet paper tube




coated with Laticrete




then coated with silicone




then spray painted with faux stone paint



The laticrete took two coats, in two phases each to penetrate the foam and cover it. The silicone was put on in phases as well. This was a surprisingly labor intensive project!!!! And curing time, well, this thing sat on the kitchen table for about 2 weeks til it was done!

However, Erni just LOVES the pvc part!!!!!! She's ALWAYS in there now. I would have been so upset if no one liked it!!!! I'll get a pic of it in the viv soon. I'd love to get one with a head or two poking out, but James hasn't taken to it yet, and Erni is IN the tube!