Thanks for the reply, Bill.

Glad I wont have to yank out the background.

Is there anyway to adhere the foam back to the silicone? I'd hate to have an inhabitant get stuck.

My titebond recipe wasn't thick enough to cover it all in one coat, and I'll need to apply another coat later this week. Hard to be patient as the first coat dries.

The first coat was several mixtures of 8oz titebond, and two handfuls of sphagnum peat moss....guessing I'll need to double the titebond, increase the acrylic paint and lower the peat moss.

Love the titebond process, cause the silicone and coco fiber would've been too much for my old brain to handle!