Foam back ground?

reptiledude007 · Member Joined: Feb 12, 2008 Posts: 35

I have been wanting to do this for a while and I was wondering if a foam back ground would be OK with a tegu?

TallBaldNTatt2ed · Posted: Sat Feb 16, 2008 9:09 pm Post subject:

If you cover the foam with concrete it will be fine, but with that much concrete the cage will weigh a ton. I made a concrete covered foam background in my leopard gecko cage, the smallest cage in the house...and it now weighs around 50 lbs. An eight foot tegu cage will weigh a couple hundred by itself, add that much concrete and you're gonna need a bulldozer to move it.

reptiledude007 · Member Joined: Feb 12, 2008 Posts: 35

Oh well then Never mind lol.

Taucher76 · Posted: Sun Feb 17, 2008 5:21 am Post subject:

Hi,

i always use covered foam...
its easy to design...cover it with the glue you use for the tiles in the bathroom (sry...dont know the english word)
And that is easy to paint...

or u design the background with styropor?! its even easier.

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gyrotech · New Member Joined: Feb 17, 2008 Posts: 9

If you want to use concrete then just make the wholy thing removable. It could even come out in sections. Make sure its fastened of bottom heavy enough that it CAN'T fall over. That would suck.

txrepgirl · Posted: Wed Feb 20, 2008 1:13 am Post subject:

I think Taucher76 is talking about the silicone

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Taucher76 · Posted: Wed Feb 20, 2008 12:54 pm Post subject:

hi...

oh..nice to see you...i meant "Fliesenkleber" nicht "Silikon"
Maybe you could translate???

Dont ask google....
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txrepgirl · Posted: Wed Feb 20, 2008 7:56 pm Post subject:

It is nice to see you back Taucher76 (Mark).Fliesenkleber in english is grout

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venomousdave · Posted: Fri Feb 22, 2008 11:19 am Post subject:

hes talking about grout........
it is close to concrete, just not as permanent. It is basically the same ingredients, and you can color it or paint it. it is both durable and water/heat resistant. It would also be good for wearing down the claws.
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txrepgirl · Posted: Fri Feb 22, 2008 4:11 pm Post subject:

Venomousdave ( David ) kannst Du Deutsch reden ( do you know German ? that would be cool

).How is Carla doing ? hope all is well.Just in case some body wonders how I know some of the members names and even some times there Tegu's name is because a while back we had a post that some members introduced them self.So I can remember who I'm talking to especially if I don't see them on the forum a lot ( any more ) I wrote down the names on a pager

.Now the ones I talk to a lot I don't have to look them up any more

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venomousdave · Posted: Sat Feb 23, 2008 6:17 pm Post subject:

I wish I could speak german.................... then I wouldn't have to always look up Rammstien lyrics

. Carla is actually pixel now, it thought he was a girl when I first got him so I had to change to name.
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meanah · Posted: Sat Feb 23, 2008 8:28 pm Post subject:

nice.. i have a crap ton of grout and bathroom tiles downstairs. i think i might just have to use them for the bottom and bottom edge of the custom enclosure for Isis ill be starting it within 2 weeks i hope.
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txrepgirl · Posted: Tue Feb 26, 2008 7:41 pm Post subject:

Thanks for the info David.It looks more and more that Leonidas might be a girl.If he is than we will call her Lea

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venomousdave · Posted: Tue Feb 26, 2008 8:44 pm Post subject:

like princess lea? I am 82.5% sure that pixel is a male....... I really hope so..........I want him to be godzilla

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txrepgirl · Posted: Tue Feb 26, 2008 10:35 pm Post subject:

your funny.I rather have my Tegus small so they are not to heavy for me

.I got the name Lea from Leo ( Lionidas / Leonida )

.His head and eyes are smaller than Zeus head and eyes.Since Zeus is still hibernating Leonidas caught up with him.Now he/she weighs more and is longer than Zeus.