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Hey guys. I'm making a background for my tokay geckos. I've attache d the large sticks using silicon, but want to cover the rest of the background with orchid bark/dirt/small sticks etc. to make it look natural (its a black piece of plastic otherwise).

Do you know of any cheap adhesive I can spread over the remaining space and dump all this mulch on so it sticks? I was gonna use silicon, but its a pain to spread and its a bit expensive to cover a sheet thats 48" x 20". I was thinking elmers glue maybe? Anyone have experience with it or others?

GE Silicon II, spread with a drywall trowel works best for me.

I don't know if this would work but if its flat you could just paint it then sprinkle the mulch on while wet.

If you are using coco mulch it might work other than that you could try spray on adhesive. I think the paint idea might work.

>>Hey guys. I'm making a background for my tokay geckos. I've attache d the large sticks using silicon, but want to cover the rest of the background with orchid bark/dirt/small sticks etc. to make it look natural (its a black piece of plastic otherwise).
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>>Do you know of any cheap adhesive I can spread over the remaining space and dump all this mulch on so it sticks? I was gonna use silicon, but its a pain to spread and its a bit expensive to cover a sheet thats 48" x 20". I was thinking elmers glue maybe? Anyone have experience with it or others?
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Elmers wont work very well if at all on a non porus surface like plastic. If you were using wood or cardboard or the back side of formica (what I used to use in zoo exhibits) it would work a treat unless you let it get wet too often.

Some sort of spray adhesive is prolly the best bet, or cover the plastic with sheet moss or some such.

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I saw a background made from orchid bark and ground coconut husks. It looked okay.

The guy who had it used Great Stuff or some sort of similar expandable foam. He sprayed it onto a tank and threw the substrate on it. I think some of the low-expanding forms would cover 48" x 20". I don't know if it fits your definition of non-toxic, however. There are latex based types.