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Well I did it again... I made the 3rd custom enclosure out of Exo-Terra 12x12x12. The other two were a success. I have learned alot of techniques with every design. All my designs are made with extreme imagination and with a little bit of what the spider needs and my desires for display.
If you haven't seen any of my enclosures than here are the other two.
Green Bottle Blue ExoTerra.
(http://www.arachnoboards.com/ab/showthread.php?t=101657 )
(My creation on page 3 post #37 and page 4 post #48)
A. geniculata ExoTerra.
http://www.arachnoboards.com/ab/showthread.php?t=127708
As usual I start with Driftwood that I find. I clean them and bake them, than arrange them according to their curves and my specific design idea. I use Great Stuff Foam and this time I also used Styrofoam. I found a sheet (24"x48" sheet $5)of this at Home Depot. The normal Black Silicone 2 and Sphagnum Peat moss (I have a 2.2 Cu ft Bale)
Heres the Mock up.
The silicone process. I do two coats. I make sure light does not pass through.
The foam process. I also started using Styrofoam/spray Foam to make floors. On the second floor, theres a tunnel that leads to the first ground floor.
Third floor. Same process with the styrofoam/Foam.
I added more Driftwood pieces along the way and started to make the backdrop for the sides.
90% complete. For the Hide/Cave on the first floor, I actually cut out the original backdrop to provide an additional 2 inches to the cave. I then replaced this section with my own Styrofoam (1/4" thick) backdrop piece.
In this pic, you can see that each floor is in a "step" fashion.
I want to try and show the tunnel I made so heres another pic. I took this upward showing the bottom view. I tagged it to make it easier to see what I did.
And this is an angle shot to try and show the tunnel from the top view.
I was going to make a tunnel to the third floor but scrapped the idea because its probable that she would never hang out there on the top due to it being the area with the most light. She would most likely stay on the ground floor because its larger or the second floor due to it being shaded.
Pictures as always does not do it any justice. Theres still the substrate that needs to be placed and that will slope with the driftwood pieces. I am thinking of adding fake cactus as the theme is Desert.
My B. boehmei never uses her hide now (In her enclosure) so in this design theres alot of floor space. This, in the display aspect of the design, will permit her to show off her beauty. There is a hide/cave provided as always.
I am really happy with this design. I'm sure "Celeris" will love it too. I may add more modifications but this is what I got from 3 days of work on this Enclosure.
If you haven't seen any of my enclosures than here are the other two.
Green Bottle Blue ExoTerra.
(http://www.arachnoboards.com/ab/showthread.php?t=101657 )
(My creation on page 3 post #37 and page 4 post #48)
A. geniculata ExoTerra.
http://www.arachnoboards.com/ab/showthread.php?t=127708
As usual I start with Driftwood that I find. I clean them and bake them, than arrange them according to their curves and my specific design idea. I use Great Stuff Foam and this time I also used Styrofoam. I found a sheet (24"x48" sheet $5)of this at Home Depot. The normal Black Silicone 2 and Sphagnum Peat moss (I have a 2.2 Cu ft Bale)
Heres the Mock up.
The silicone process. I do two coats. I make sure light does not pass through.
The foam process. I also started using Styrofoam/spray Foam to make floors. On the second floor, theres a tunnel that leads to the first ground floor.
Third floor. Same process with the styrofoam/Foam.
I added more Driftwood pieces along the way and started to make the backdrop for the sides.
90% complete. For the Hide/Cave on the first floor, I actually cut out the original backdrop to provide an additional 2 inches to the cave. I then replaced this section with my own Styrofoam (1/4" thick) backdrop piece.
In this pic, you can see that each floor is in a "step" fashion.
I want to try and show the tunnel I made so heres another pic. I took this upward showing the bottom view. I tagged it to make it easier to see what I did.
And this is an angle shot to try and show the tunnel from the top view.
I was going to make a tunnel to the third floor but scrapped the idea because its probable that she would never hang out there on the top due to it being the area with the most light. She would most likely stay on the ground floor because its larger or the second floor due to it being shaded.
Pictures as always does not do it any justice. Theres still the substrate that needs to be placed and that will slope with the driftwood pieces. I am thinking of adding fake cactus as the theme is Desert.
My B. boehmei never uses her hide now (In her enclosure) so in this design theres alot of floor space. This, in the display aspect of the design, will permit her to show off her beauty. There is a hide/cave provided as always.
I am really happy with this design. I'm sure "Celeris" will love it too. I may add more modifications but this is what I got from 3 days of work on this Enclosure.
