DIY Home-made "realistic" Hides

ok so a couple questions that have probably been asked already but 15 pages XD i read the first 8 then gave up haha.

has anyone tried making a mold out of cardboard? cover the cardboard in wax/parchment paper to avoid sticking? to me uding cardboard would be endless possibilities. and baking at 250 degrees there would be no chance of fire. (spontaneous combustion happens at 500 degrees.) so according to my science professor it would be safe lol (we will see).

also how structurally sound is this clay, im thinking about doing a rectangle one about 14"x10"x5" should there be any concerns about the middle caving in once its dry? what if she climbs on top of it ~1700g. i could always just make it as tall as the bin so she cant get on top of it lol.

hopefully we can get some answers here and maybe even give people some new ideas :) (id the cardboard thing hasn't been tried ill volunteer for the ginni-pig)

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Originally Posted by jfaria1891

ok so a couple questions that have probably been asked already but 15 pages XD i read the first 8 then gave up haha.

has anyone tried making a mold out of cardboard? cover the cardboard in wax/parchment paper to avoid sticking? to me uding cardboard would be endless possibilities. and baking at 250 degrees there would be no chance of fire. (spontaneous combustion happens at 500 degrees.) so according to my science professor it would be safe lol (we will see).

also how structurally sound is this clay, im thinking about doing a rectangle one about 14"x10"x5" should there be any concerns about the middle caving in once its dry? what if she climbs on top of it ~1700g. i could always just make it as tall as the bin so she cant get on top of it lol.

hopefully we can get some answers here and maybe even give people some new ideas :) (id the cardboard thing hasn't been tried ill volunteer for the ginni-pig)

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Hey I'm about to try the cardboard it shouldn't cause the point is 500 this is half that I only made a bit though I'm gonna cover the cardboard in wax paper then add the do stuff wish me luck!!!!! :D

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Ok it's in the oven I'll keep an eye on it I just did it all by have so I dint know if it to thick but if the cardboard works it'll be a hit for being green with the reptile can't wait pics might come up if I don't fail this is just a try not meant for my ball yet if this works I'll be making her a hide

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Originally Posted by Bloodborn25

Ok it's in the oven I'll keep an eye on it I just did it all by have so I dint know if it to thick but if the cardboard works it'll be a hit for being green with the reptile can't wait pics might come up if I don't fail this is just a try not meant for my ball yet if this works I'll be making her a hide

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sweet yeah deff let me know how that works out :)

Oh well the thing was to thick lol XD but I'll remember to make it thinner but yea the cardboard was hot but it was ok the hole way. I still like doing my hides and others made from foam and doing the grouting method it's support and structure have always been a pleasing factor to me I'll have to tweak this

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Originally Posted by Bloodborn25

Oh well the thing was to thick lol XD but I'll remember to make it thinner but yea the cardboard was hot but it was ok the hole way. I still like doing my hides and others made from foam and doing the grouting method it's support and structure have always been a pleasing factor to me I'll have to tweak this

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ah sorry it didnt work out, if u want to salvage it you could always ry throwing it back in the oven for longer it will dry out eventually lol but atleast we know now that cardboard is a go.

Well I just did a 2", 1" 1/16", 1" 1/2" so it was just too play with for my first time but yea hope you make some cool hides jfaria

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I'm just seeing if it works I made some of just a bit ago it's on a Pyrex dish Pre heating the oven right now if this works I'll use it lol fingers crossed

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Wow!! Amazing!!!

I'm actually building some basking areas for my beardie. This seems like a great idea. I have been working on a foam and grout setup for the last couple of days. I'm about to go buy some flour and salt and try my hand at this :-).

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