It looks great. I haven't done much of this myself, but I've seen the proccess and the finished product. If you are looing for other techniques, you might try laying sheets of aluminium foil or cellophane on the curing "rocks"; this gives it a look similar to what you did. Also, try sprinkling/spraying with water to give a lava rock texture or throw sand/soil for a sandstone look (rinse after curing). Diluted latex paint can be applied with a sprayer to cured/curing "rocks" for an inert color finish. Have you tried using resins? Resin would be much lighter for these small scale enclosures, but I guess it all depends on what you're trying to acheive. Do you have pix of other enclosures that you've done?



Isaac

1.1 Acrantophis dumerli

0.1 Python molurus bivittatus

0.0.1 Morelia veridis

1.1 Elaphe (panthertophis?) obsoleta lindheimeri

0.2 Bogertophis subocularis

1.0 Pogona henrylawsoni

0.1 Geochelone carbonaria

3.2.1 Phelsuma laticaudal laticauda

1.5.1 Eublepharus macularius

0.0.1 Lampropeltis gutulus hobrooki

2.1.12 Elaphe guttata guttata





>>hi there,

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>>For texturing the rock, all I use are two different types of trowels; a triangular one and a rectangular one. The rest comes from imagination.. just thinking how it would occur in nature. I am currently studying different rock formations; how they are formed and how they exist in nature, to better educate me in my exhibits and enclosures.

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>>bob

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