Things to put in your silicone background

[DogRetepCow]

What are good supplies to incorporate in a silicone background for a terrarium that a tree frog would appreciate? Obviously plants.... Pieces of wood/bark? What's some other good stuff you can have jutting out for your frogs to hop on or hide in?

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I've never done this myself and I don't really understand the process of making a customized background, other than the extreme basics, so if anyone has any tips, walk-through-guides, or any other words of wisdom, I'd appreciate it.

[DonLisk]

What are good supplies to incorporate in a silicone background for a terrarium that a tree frog would appreciate? Obviously plants.... Pieces of wood/bark? What's some other good stuff you can have jutting out for your frogs to hop on or hide in?

List them in this thread

I've never done this myself and I don't really understand the process of making a customized background, other than the extreme basics, so if anyone has any tips, walk-through-guides, or any other words of wisdom, I'd appreciate it.

I like things such as Cork Rounds sticking out like a branch.
Working in bendable vines like the ones from Flukers can look pretty cool.
Carving out ledges and cracks in the background gives places to plant things and places to climb and perch on.

You can check out members photo albums for great design ideas.

Also:
Here is a link to the last viv I did: http://www.frogforum.net/vivarium-te...cal-build.html

And here is a link to a constuction journal I did which will take you step by step.
http://www.frogforum.net/vivarium-te...pic-heavy.html


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[John]

I like to mix coconut chips, peat moss, and coconut fiber, and stick this to the wall. To give the background texture I'll often incorporate one or more pieces of Malaysian driftwood.

[MikeM670]

I use peat moss and coco fiber, cork rounds on my backgrounds. I probably will start incorporating wood chips in the future. Then there are the pieces of actual wood.

[DonLisk]

I recently picked up some Monkey Vine which I am pretty impressed with. I just wonder how it stands up over time.

[MikeM670]

Just googled Monkey Vine and it looks pretty cool. My guess it will last a while since its already in such a humid environment.

[DonLisk]

I am seeing that the fruit flies are collecting on the vine. Not sure if this is a common thing or jus a place in my viv they are trying to escape with.

[Leefrogs]

Shelf musrooms are nontoxic and frogs love to poop on them. Helps with clean up when they're toilet trained!!! LOL if you have them growing in you're area, you're lucky. Otherwise they're expensive on the net. Dry for a month. Don't use in. High humidity setups. 60% is fine