I’ve been watching enclosure builds for years now and this is honestly the most beautiful, natural looking enclosure i’ve seen! It belongs in a world-renown zoo somewhere. You did an incredible job, thank you so much for showing us how you put it all together!
I think one of the most useful tips that I got out of this was to make extra freestanding rocks, using the same technique as the background. This really helps with keeping the entire enclosure feeling natural, and All allows you to change things up a bit from time to time. So thanks for that!
Wow, that is the most realistic looking enclosure l have ever seen. I just can't imagine it looking more natural than that. That belongs in a museum somewhere. Mam, you are a true artist!!!
It's refreshing to see a lady herpster who also appreciates naturalistic vivarium builds on this platform. Thank you for sharing your process and your work. The outcome is beautiful and inspiring! You are truly an artist!
I'd love to see how you'd make a 3d bioactive enclosure for a boa constrictor or a ball python! I've never seen an enclosure done so beautifully and thoughtfully of their natural habitat in the wild. 💕 You've got a new follower, and I can't wait to see more of your content!
Thanks so much! Unfortunately being in Australia means we can only own natives so no Boa or Ball Python builds! But I'm sure you could adapt the techniques to suit them😊
Wow! This is the best build tutorial I've ever watched. You have a great eye and really made this come alive! I feel like I can do a way better job now on my beardie's enclosure upgrade. Your tips on creating more depth to the rock are easy to follow and practical. Thank you!
I’m currently working on my first beardie naturalistic enclosure and this has given me sooooo much inspiration for what I wanted to do. I keep hearing so many ppl talk about how bad sand is and so much added to this and I just cannot buy the hype . Seeing a video from someone who would actually know because of her location definitely helps a lot. Thanks for this awesome video!
Thanks! Sand is only bad if the rest of the husbandry is not spot on, impaction becomes an issue when lizards aren't kept warm enough and aren't given a hot enough basking spot.
@@TheNaturalHerpKeeper agree! I opted for the expensive awesome color sand from Australia lol. It’s like 40 bucks a bag here but we’ll worth it because the tank looks awesome and they both have been as happy and healthy as can be .
You make it look easy, but I know it's a real art to make it look so good and you are truly an artist. I think zoos, etc. Would gladly hire you as a consultant to build their naturalistic enclosures, of you wanted to go that direction. Thanks for sharing.
I like this enclosure. It's looks like a tougth space for live, with that rocks and dead branches, but looks so live thanks to the green plants, amazing looking. And enough big for a bearded dragon. I keep one an enclosure like that, with some live plans, and he's been doing great. For spring to end of summer I keep my lizard in an outside enclosure. It's much bigger, put there much big brances and logs for clibing, and he simply love it. Great job....
Awesome tutorial, really motivating and it makes me feel like I can make something like this too! A lot of the other tutorials seem quite intimidating but this looks really accessible even for an average bloke like me
This is the best DIY background on TH-cam. If i saw this video earlier, i would have attempted it myself. I brought the hot foam cutter but opted to buy one as i wanted a realistic look. I now wish i didn't spend £200 on a rockways background. But i am really happy with my enclosure, but lighter in my pockets😁
I am building a really large enclosure and have been looking for something just like this. I agree with others, your work is museum/zoo quality! Well done!
So much more informative and detailed than all the other how to tutorials..... You've given me a boost of confidence to have a crack at it myself 🙂...... You're enclosure looks absolutely amazing 👌👌👌🤟🤟🤟
Absolutely love this and the whole concept of the channel. I try to keep all of my reptiles in enclosures as close to their natural habitat as possible and hope to one day be as creative as you and make them look like this instead of just the usual cork bark, branches, plants, soil mix etc. Also nice to see someone who actually knows first hand what a beardie's habitat looks like and not just making it look like the Sahara 🤦♂️
Thanks so much! Yes thats why I like to include the field herping videos to give people an idea of the actual habitat their animal comes from, I think that is so important when designing an enclosure
@@TheNaturalHerpKeeper 100% agree, my sister in law is from Sydney and my brother met her while travelling across Oz so I was able to ask them for more detail on the climate and habitat. If I see one more box of sand video for a beardie enclosure I'll crack up. Keep the great vids coming. Unfortunately we've almost no reptiles in Ireland so I can't help with habitat advice on native species 😂😔
Most depth on any background I've seen thus far on TH-cam. I've been asked to build quite a large reptile enclosure so I'm doing my due diligence. Now I have to find some videos on waterproofing. I really think you did a fantastic job
I need a tutorial on building the enclosure 😭😭 You're the first Australian TH-camr for this type of content I've seen and I'm so happy but I need you to tell me where you got everything and what everything is This is so amazing and exactly what I've been looking for thank you 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽
That is the best and most life-like background I've seen. It's awesome well done. Will be using some of these techniques for my Ackies new home. Thank you for making the video.👍
Girl I 've been watching foam backgrounds videos for 5 days trying to find rock formation inspiration to carve mine. This has to be in the top 2 if not the best I've seen. I wish you had a tropical, wet type background because that's what I'm going for but this is amazing and I'm a very hard judge usually. Keep the good work
Great video! probably one of the best how to videos I've seen for a reptile enclosures, I don't know how you can have so many dislikes for this video but I guess the likes out way them, awesome channel 😎🐍
You can definitely do this background for a rainforest enclosure, I will actually be doing one for Boyds Forest Dragons in the coming months so stay tuned for that
@@TheNaturalHerpKeeper I am really looking forward to that now, thanks for the fast answer. Was Just worried about the humidity maybe seeping to deep into the grout and causing mold or something Like that. Keep Up the great work! I will Most definetly use this tutorial for my next enclosure 👍
Great Video! Can't believe, that out of 22k views, less than 1k liked it! I bet you more than that found it useful and used some of your techniques. Thanks for making it ✌
I’ve watched many videos on enclosures I’m getting ready to build a big one for a snake . And yours was one of the best I’ve seen !!! It goes threw each step simply a lot r over complicated and make it seem pretty complicated , and yours was a great tutorial. Thanks I hope you make more of them and I’ve subscribed just in case .
Awesome! I just got a 5ft enclosure and going to do a tropical bioactive enclosure for a spotted python. Being a 5ft tank it's going to have plenty of room.
I was tossing around a few ideas for the one I’m making and now you have solved that for me . Good well explained vid lovely rock face and colours.well done .👌
Little Video? Nothing small about it. Excellent details, excellent work. Great! Large! Wonderful! Q: how do you clean up stool, or for that matter, find it to clean it up? I have a spray that decomposes matter but first I grab most of it to toss and then I spray it. I'm supposing my spray would begin to kill off the plants 🙍. Q: how do you keep the live plants? Spray them and that is all? Won't they consume their planting mix? My potted plants consumer their soil and I have to replace it or top it off until needing transplanted. Thank you. You did an amazing thing for the baby. Do you have more? I'm gonna look for videos but just wondering.
Thanks for your reply! So with a bioactive set up, the inhabitant creates waste that the clean up crew eat and turn into their own waste, it is that waste that the plants feed on, so while you will need to top up the soil level occasionally its not a static environment, there is constantly new 'fertiliser' going into the system. The plants all have different requirements in terms of lighting and a watering schedule, so its important to research the plants you are using and make sure you provide them with what they need to keep them growing.
It looks great! Does the heat from the lamps not affect the styrofoam (melting, getting soft)??? Do you have any special lights for the plants? Or are they good with the UVB/A lights?? Did you 'steralize' the leafs and stuff you collected outside in a oven because of fungi, mites, parasites, or the soil? And did you use a special arid kind of pillbugs for the cleanup crew?? Stay healthy, thanks from Germany.
Hi there! No the heat doesn't worry the foam as long as you have a good layer of grout on it. Yes I am using plant grow lights in these, which ones I use depends on the species of plants and their light requirements. Normally I use a combination of cheap led lights for low light plants and for those that require more I use led plant lights from ebay. No I don't sterilise anything from outside, most comes from my garden or out in the bush where I know there are no chemicals and nothing else on them will worry anything in the enclosure. I am just using the local isopods I collected and cultivated from my garden. Hope that helps!
Hi this is a great vid thanks! What kind of grout should I be looking for (uk) any tips please? I would like the end result to not require a 'varnish' or shiney finish like yours.
Any standard grout from your local hardware store will be fine, I don't use anything in particular, just whats in stock. You would only get the shiny finished look if you used a sealer over the grout.
One of the best 'naturalistic enclosure built' video I've ever seen! I also watched your other video and I cannot wait for more and more!! So inspiring, and so much passion in your work! That is the channel what I lookin for years :D You really love what you do, keep going!
Unreal build! I’m looking at hopefully doing one myself in the near future and this tutorial will help a lot. Just wondering if you use any type of water proofing at the end? Does the paint and textures of colours get affected if it’s to say get wet or have the reptile do it’s business on it.
Hi! Thanks heaps! I don't use a sealer as it tends to make it look wet and I don't like that for dry looking rocks, I haven't had an issue with waste material staining it, i just scrub it off with a toothbrush and water to clean it.
You are absolutely talented 😻I'm not that talented, but I think I could start on a smaller scale. I was thinking of making my own basking platform for a 4'x2'x2' enclosure for my beardie.
I have not tried to pick it up.... it would be a lot, although we recently moved some enclosures that have been set up in a similar manner and although they were definitely heavy, they were manageable with a few sets of hands!
This is a realy awesome job!! This is the best Natural (desert) terrarium I have seen on TH-cam! It suprised me that this video haven’t got many likes..? What you did is just my hobby to! Only I make European Natural habitats 👌🏻 I cann’t wait to see more!
@@TheNaturalHerpKeeper thanks for the new insperation! if you are curious what I made, check on Pinterest and search for BemmelPhotography and than click on vivariums 😊
One of the best video tutorials I've seen. Used the same method , only issue is at day 4 after the final layer of grout I started to notice some small cracks? Is this normal ?
I’ve been watching enclosure builds for years now and this is honestly the most beautiful, natural looking enclosure i’ve seen! It belongs in a world-renown zoo somewhere. You did an incredible job, thank you so much for showing us how you put it all together!
Thank you very much!
I agree by far the BEST
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@@TheNaturalHerpKeeper how'd you seal the rock? I can't seem to find any answers lol
@@Jay-cz5gjexpanding foam
I think one of the most useful tips that I got out of this was to make extra freestanding rocks, using the same technique as the background. This really helps with keeping the entire enclosure feeling natural, and All allows you to change things up a bit from time to time. So thanks for that!
Amazing enclosure, this has to be one of the best background builds I’ve seen
Thank you!
This is better than any other I've seen. You might consider making morre how-to for Australian habitat terrarium design. This is a gem of a video.
Thank you, I would definitely love to build more and make videos on them, but time is in short supply unfortunately! One day!
This has literally got to be the best naturalistic beardie enclosure I’ve seen amazing work!
Thank you!
Wow, that is the most realistic looking enclosure l have ever seen. I just can't imagine it looking more natural than that. That belongs in a museum somewhere. Mam, you are a true artist!!!
It's refreshing to see a lady herpster who also appreciates naturalistic vivarium builds on this platform. Thank you for sharing your process and your work. The outcome is beautiful and inspiring! You are truly an artist!
Thank you! I have such a passion for these amazing critters and just want to inspire more people to keep them as best as we possibly can!
I'd love to see how you'd make a 3d bioactive enclosure for a boa constrictor or a ball python! I've never seen an enclosure done so beautifully and thoughtfully of their natural habitat in the wild. 💕 You've got a new follower, and I can't wait to see more of your content!
Thanks so much! Unfortunately being in Australia means we can only own natives so no Boa or Ball Python builds! But I'm sure you could adapt the techniques to suit them😊
My bearded dragon Tyfose loves watching your videos.
Wow! This is the best build tutorial I've ever watched. You have a great eye and really made this come alive! I feel like I can do a way better job now on my beardie's enclosure upgrade. Your tips on creating more depth to the rock are easy to follow and practical. Thank you!
I'm so glad you enjoyed it and found it useful! Good luck with your build!!
This is an incredibly generous "sharing of knowledge video". Such a lot of detail and technique. Thank you.
Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it!
I’m currently working on my first beardie naturalistic enclosure and this has given me sooooo much inspiration for what I wanted to do. I keep hearing so many ppl talk about how bad sand is and so much added to this and I just cannot buy the hype . Seeing a video from someone who would actually know because of her location definitely helps a lot. Thanks for this awesome video!
Thanks! Sand is only bad if the rest of the husbandry is not spot on, impaction becomes an issue when lizards aren't kept warm enough and aren't given a hot enough basking spot.
@@TheNaturalHerpKeeper agree! I opted for the expensive awesome color sand from Australia lol. It’s like 40 bucks a bag here but we’ll worth it because the tank looks awesome and they both have been as happy and healthy as can be .
You make it look easy, but I know it's a real art to make it look so good and you are truly an artist. I think zoos, etc. Would gladly hire you as a consultant to build their naturalistic enclosures, of you wanted to go that direction. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks so much! We do work at a zoo and have done multiple enclosures there as well
I've watched SO MANY build videos, and this is definitely my favorite!
Hey! Thanks so much-needed, glad you enjoyed it!
oh wow this was pretty cool and an aussie. nice to hear a local.
Thanks!
Amazing work! Excited for your channel :)
Thank you 😊
what a great video! Carving out the rock detail with the bamboo skewer just blew my mind.
Thanks! Its all trial and error to find what works best and I just stumbled upon that lol!
What a beautiful enclosure. Very inspirational 😊
Great way to inspire people to build their own enclosures!
Thank you very much. I have been watching all kinds of enclosure building tutorials, this is by far the best I have seen yet! Awesome enclosure!!
Thanks so much!!
What a talent you have! Very impressive.
This is incredible, the level of detail and the quality is awesome and it looks completely realistic 😃👍
Thanks heaps!
This is easily the best enclosure build I’ve ever seen and I’ve been looking for inspiration for my beardie for quite some time. Bravo 🎉
Thanks heaps 😊
Just plain Incredible!! Wow!!
Thank you 😊
You are absolutely amazing. The best I’ve ever seen.
Really enjoyed this. You've got an eye for detail...and camera angles.
The detail maybe, camera angles I'm not so sure about🤣 still trying to work out this filming stuff!!
I like this enclosure. It's looks like a tougth space for live, with that rocks and dead branches, but looks so live thanks to the green plants, amazing looking. And enough big for a bearded dragon. I keep one an enclosure like that, with some live plans, and he's been doing great. For spring to end of summer I keep my lizard in an outside enclosure. It's much bigger, put there much big brances and logs for clibing, and he simply love it. Great job....
Thanks heaps!
Thank you for sharing. That was the most informative video about making backgrounds i've ever seen on yt.
Thank you!
Wow, so much work! But absolutely worth it! Looking awsome!
Thank you
Really awesome natural looking desert-ish looking!
Awesome tutorial, really motivating and it makes me feel like I can make something like this too! A lot of the other tutorials seem quite intimidating but this looks really accessible even for an average bloke like me
Thank you! That was my hope, to explain it in such a way that anyone can give it a go! Its all just practice to find what you like!
This is the best DIY background on TH-cam. If i saw this video earlier, i would have attempted it myself. I brought the hot foam cutter but opted to buy one as i wanted a realistic look. I now wish i didn't spend £200 on a rockways background. But i am really happy with my enclosure, but lighter in my pockets😁
Thanks heaps! There is always future enclosures you can have a go at building yourself 😉
You hands down have the most realistic finished enclosures I have seen. Your enclosures are beautifully designed. Well done.
Thanks so much!
Oh my gosh!!!!!!! You are very talented!!!!!! Your work is absolutely amazing!!!!!!!
Thank you!
Amazing that’s the most realistic DIY rock I’ve seen 😊
Best buil I've ever seen! Bravo! Subscribed
Thanks heaps!
This technique is amazing! I will most definitely be using the spray rock-aging technique on my grout!
Thank you and good luck!
Absolutely stunning! Best tutorial and i watched a lot of tutorials.Thank you so much!
I'm glad you enjoyed it! Thanks heaps!
I am building a really large enclosure and have been looking for something just like this. I agree with others, your work is museum/zoo quality! Well done!
Thank you 😊
Great video would love to see more of this kind of content on your channel
Thanks heaps! We have a few more videos in the making!
Wow. Very impressed with your artistic abilities, making this setup look so natural! Great tutorial too!
Thank you 😊
Thank you so much for sharing your experience and your tricks!
I really enjoyed watching.
I am glad you enjoyed it! Thank you 😊
Absolutely amazing! This helped!
Thanks!
Some serious talent building these enclosures!!! Amazing 🤩
Such an amazing job! Wish you were in Canada! Your work is incredible!
Thanks so much! 😊
Thanks so much! I really love your channel!
So much more informative and detailed than all the other how to tutorials..... You've given me a boost of confidence to have a crack at it myself 🙂...... You're enclosure looks absolutely amazing 👌👌👌🤟🤟🤟
Thanks so much! And definitely have a go at making one, its all trial and error and the more you do the better you will get at it 😊
@@TheNaturalHerpKeeper already 2 days into the process and loving it 👍
Absolutely love this and the whole concept of the channel. I try to keep all of my reptiles in enclosures as close to their natural habitat as possible and hope to one day be as creative as you and make them look like this instead of just the usual cork bark, branches, plants, soil mix etc. Also nice to see someone who actually knows first hand what a beardie's habitat looks like and not just making it look like the Sahara 🤦♂️
Thanks so much! Yes thats why I like to include the field herping videos to give people an idea of the actual habitat their animal comes from, I think that is so important when designing an enclosure
@@TheNaturalHerpKeeper 100% agree, my sister in law is from Sydney and my brother met her while travelling across Oz so I was able to ask them for more detail on the climate and habitat. If I see one more box of sand video for a beardie enclosure I'll crack up. Keep the great vids coming. Unfortunately we've almost no reptiles in Ireland so I can't help with habitat advice on native species 😂😔
Wow, can’t thank you enough. What a wonderful video. So well done. You have inspired me.
Thanks heaps! And glad it helped with some inspiration!
Most depth on any background I've seen thus far on TH-cam. I've been asked to build quite a large reptile enclosure so I'm doing my due diligence. Now I have to find some videos on waterproofing. I really think you did a fantastic job
Thank you!
Loved it how it turned out! Really good tutorial!
Amazing, so much detail! Great filming and great step by step easy to understand instructions. Thank you
Thank you 😊
Yeah I’d agree this is absolutely fantastic and definitely one of the best builds.
Thank you😊
Thank you for posting. It looks great and it's motivating
Thanks heaps😊
I need a tutorial on building the enclosure 😭😭
You're the first Australian TH-camr for this type of content I've seen and I'm so happy but I need you to tell me where you got everything and what everything is
This is so amazing and exactly what I've been looking for thank you 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽
That is the best and most life-like background I've seen. It's awesome well done. Will be using some of these techniques for my Ackies new home. Thank you for making the video.👍
Thanks heaps
Girl I 've been watching foam backgrounds videos for 5 days trying to find rock formation inspiration to carve mine. This has to be in the top 2 if not the best I've seen. I wish you had a tropical, wet type background because that's what I'm going for but this is amazing and I'm a very hard judge usually. Keep the good work
Thanks so much!! It is a work of love and I strive to mimic nature as close as I possibly can! Good luck with your build!
best i've seen, most real and natural looking. Amazing work!
Thank you!
AMAZING WORK 🤟🏻🤟🏻🤟🏻🤟🏻
Definitely put your work in. Nice job
Great video! probably one of the best how to videos I've seen for a reptile enclosures, I don't know how you can have so many dislikes for this video but I guess the likes out way them, awesome channel 😎🐍
Thank you! You can never please everyone lol
@@TheNaturalHerpKeeper True, I'll share this on one of my groups, it might get you more subs.
What If you wanted to do a rainforest terrarium? I really really like this tutorial, one of the best results, If Not the best I have seen.
You can definitely do this background for a rainforest enclosure, I will actually be doing one for Boyds Forest Dragons in the coming months so stay tuned for that
@@TheNaturalHerpKeeper I am really looking forward to that now, thanks for the fast answer. Was Just worried about the humidity maybe seeping to deep into the grout and causing mold or something Like that. Keep Up the great work! I will Most definetly use this tutorial for my next enclosure 👍
@@TheNaturalHerpKeeper It would also be great, If you could link the type of grout etc you used. Thanks in advance:)
I've built some humid enclosures before and never had issue with mould in the grout.
Great Video! Can't believe, that out of 22k views, less than 1k liked it! I bet you more than that found it useful and used some of your techniques.
Thanks for making it ✌
Thanks heaps!
Beautiful and incredible!
Thank you!!
It looks more natural than nature itself.
Thank you 😊
This has really helped me with the setup I was looking for I've got a field near me with sand cliffs I wanted try replicate in a viv for my sungazer
That sounds like it will be amazing once done! Good luck with the build
I’ve watched many videos on enclosures I’m getting ready to build a big one for a snake . And yours was one of the best I’ve seen !!! It goes threw each step simply a lot r over complicated and make it seem pretty complicated , and yours was a great tutorial. Thanks I hope you make more of them and I’ve subscribed just in case .
Thank you! I'm glad you found it easy to follow! I will definitely have more build videos coming in the future
very nice work love the look
Thank you
WOW!! Simply like in nature :O gj
Thank you! Nature is the best inspiration!
Love this! Thanks for the great tutorial!
Thank you😊
Nice art work, very impressive
Thank you!
Awesome! I just got a 5ft enclosure and going to do a tropical bioactive enclosure for a spotted python. Being a 5ft tank it's going to have plenty of room.
Oh that sounds amazing! Thats one lucky spotted!!
This is nuts! Just crazy awesomeness!
Thank you!
Incredible!
Thank you😊
I was tossing around a few ideas for the one I’m making and now you have solved that for me .
Good well explained vid lovely rock face and colours.well done .👌
Thanks so much and glad it helped!
Little Video? Nothing small about it. Excellent details, excellent work. Great! Large! Wonderful!
Q: how do you clean up stool, or for that matter, find it to clean it up? I have a spray that decomposes matter but first I grab most of it to toss and then I spray it. I'm supposing my spray would begin to kill off the plants 🙍. Q: how do you keep the live plants? Spray them and that is all? Won't they consume their planting mix? My potted plants consumer their soil and I have to replace it or top it off until needing transplanted. Thank you. You did an amazing thing for the baby. Do you have more? I'm gonna look for videos but just wondering.
Thanks for your reply! So with a bioactive set up, the inhabitant creates waste that the clean up crew eat and turn into their own waste, it is that waste that the plants feed on, so while you will need to top up the soil level occasionally its not a static environment, there is constantly new 'fertiliser' going into the system. The plants all have different requirements in terms of lighting and a watering schedule, so its important to research the plants you are using and make sure you provide them with what they need to keep them growing.
thank you and Ill be back! lol
excellent best basework i have ever seen
Thanks so much!
It looks great! Does the heat from the lamps not affect the styrofoam (melting, getting soft)??? Do you have any special lights for the plants? Or are they good with the UVB/A lights??
Did you 'steralize' the leafs and stuff you collected outside in a oven because of fungi, mites, parasites, or the soil? And did you use a special arid kind of pillbugs for the cleanup crew??
Stay healthy, thanks from Germany.
Hi there! No the heat doesn't worry the foam as long as you have a good layer of grout on it. Yes I am using plant grow lights in these, which ones I use depends on the species of plants and their light requirements. Normally I use a combination of cheap led lights for low light plants and for those that require more I use led plant lights from ebay. No I don't sterilise anything from outside, most comes from my garden or out in the bush where I know there are no chemicals and nothing else on them will worry anything in the enclosure. I am just using the local isopods I collected and cultivated from my garden. Hope that helps!
absolutely amazing. beautiful and so natural.
Thank you!
Amazing work! Thank you for sharing!
Hi this is a great vid thanks! What kind of grout should I be looking for (uk) any tips please? I would like the end result to not require a 'varnish' or shiney finish like yours.
Any standard grout from your local hardware store will be fine, I don't use anything in particular, just whats in stock. You would only get the shiny finished look if you used a sealer over the grout.
It’s beautiful
Thanks so much 😊
Amazing work! Thank you for the information I am excited to try some of your techniques
Have fun! And good luck with the build!
That’s an incredible effort ! Thanks for posting!
AMAZING! I learned a lot from this video!
One of the best 'naturalistic enclosure built' video I've ever seen! I also watched your other video and I cannot wait for more and more!! So inspiring, and so much passion in your work! That is the channel what I lookin for years :D You really love what you do, keep going!
Thanks so much! Great to hear you are enjoying the content!
Καταπληκτική δουλειά μπράβο σου!!!
Unreal build! I’m looking at hopefully doing one myself in the near future and this tutorial will help a lot.
Just wondering if you use any type of water proofing at the end? Does the paint and textures of colours get affected if it’s to say get wet or have the reptile do it’s business on it.
Hi! Thanks heaps! I don't use a sealer as it tends to make it look wet and I don't like that for dry looking rocks, I haven't had an issue with waste material staining it, i just scrub it off with a toothbrush and water to clean it.
If you are concerned about sealing it in, there is a matte acrylic/water based sealant/topcoat available at any hardware/craft store or even Wal-Mart.
You are absolutely talented 😻I'm not that talented, but I think I could start on a smaller scale. I was thinking of making my own basking platform for a 4'x2'x2' enclosure for my beardie.
One of the best Diy backgrounds I have seen on TH-cam. Thank you for the detailed explanation of how you painted the grout.
Thank you! I'm glad you found it useful!
I thought those were real rocks! This is the best one I've seen! Can I please ask how much this weighs in the end?
I have not tried to pick it up.... it would be a lot, although we recently moved some enclosures that have been set up in a similar manner and although they were definitely heavy, they were manageable with a few sets of hands!
This is a realy awesome job!! This is the best Natural (desert) terrarium I have seen on TH-cam! It suprised me that this video haven’t got many likes..? What you did is just my hobby to! Only I make European Natural habitats 👌🏻 I cann’t wait to see more!
Thanks so much! It is a great hobby and I'm just happy to share some tips and hints with other keen reptile keepers!
@@TheNaturalHerpKeeper thanks for the new insperation! if you are curious what I made, check on Pinterest and search for BemmelPhotography and than click on vivariums 😊
I'll go check it out!
Great video, attractive thumbnail. Well done overall! 🤩
Thank you! 😁
Good setup mate I'm just started my bio active setup good plant to use is basil 😊
One of the best video tutorials I've seen. Used the same method , only issue is at day 4 after the final layer of grout I started to notice some small cracks? Is this normal ?
Amazing, beautiful!!!
Thank you!
Hi just wondering if I can get the list of stuff u used on this video and the exact names of the items please and thank you
This build is amazing
Thank you!
Beautiful work!
Thanks heaps!
Great video, can’t wait to try out some of the techniques on my next build! What sort of lighting do you use to keep the plants alive ?
I am using a mid range LED bar light that is 6500k from ebay