Terrarium build question

[nighthawk]

My biggest question is how to make the background out of great stuff and make it look like a real habit with ledges and places for plants to grow.

[mrzoggs]

so i typed in a ton of stuff....then website is not responding........anyways lets try again.

clean off the glass
small layer of black silicone for GS foam to stick to.
Let it all dry. its easier for GS foam to stick to silicone.
squirt in all your GS foam (make sure you wear gloves and preferably long sleeves and safety glasses) it gets messy
After you squirt it in and let it all dry, carve it with razorblades however you want.
then squirt another layer of black silicone over top the GS foam
while the silicone is still wet, smash peat moss or eco earth or whatever mixture you want into the black silicone.
vacuum up any loose pieces. also hold the vacuum about an inch away from the wall you made just to make sure no loose pieces are up there.

also, if you want water dishes or rocks or anything, stick them to the silicone then GS foam around it to hold it in place.

also google "great stuff foam backgrounds" or something along those lines. plenty of tutorials.

[nighthawk]

Does anyone have any thoughts on using glass mirrors in a terrarium for the sides with decorations on them to help disguise them in the cage.

[Treesniffer]

I have a mirror glued to my horizontal turned vertical viv. I love the look. It opens up the area visually. I was concerned my Copes Grey Tree Frogs would jump into the mirror, mistaking it for openness but that has never been the case. I don't know how they know, but they know it not an open area. The mirror also helps to reflect light and stimulate growth for the plants in the viv and the mirrored reflection of the plants makes viv look lush and deep.

Does anyone have any thoughts on using glass mirrors in a terrarium for the sides with decorations on them to help disguise them in the cage.

[Treesniffer]

Oh, almost forgot. I didn't glue the mirror to the side of the viv; that would have shown up and looked messy. I used clear, heavy duty tape along the mirror edges and taped mirror to the viv. Not sure tape has to be clear. Heavy duty duct tape might work just as well if it doesn't extent beyond frame of viv where it would be seen.