Aquarium backgrounds

[JamminJonah]

Do you guys have any ideas how I can make my cage look a little nicer? I was thinking of getting a background but I want to get a cool looking one and haven't found a very big selection. I just would like to hide those nasty looking wires with something. Any suggestions would be great as I am trying to set-up a nice looking (and funcitonal) display.
you guys rock!
-Jonah

[Marla]

I was looking at the backgrounds at Petco the other day and they didn't have much of a seclection, and only one that wasn't an underwater scene -- it was black on one side, blue on the other. I'd bet, though, that if you went to a fish specialty shop you could probably find a bigger selection. I know I've seen forest scenes before. If nothing else, if the aquarium isn't too big, you could use book covers, which have a pretty wide variety of designs.

[steelsack]

I ended up with a blue/black background as the petstore didn't have any that weren't aquatic. I recommend using them since after I installed it (covered back and one side) Xaero comes out more and seems to feel less "displayed". I use the blue side, but I would have preferred a nice outdoor scene.

[Mike]

haha, get an aquatic one. that would be hilarious!
but seriosuly now...
they make desert backround whch look pretty cool. ive seen them in picture of people cages online. never in a petstore... try searchin around online. i checked it out for a few seconds and found these:
http://www.zoomed.com/html/terrarium_backgrounds.php

[JLC]

LOL...that would be funny to put an aquatic one up. I got mine at Petco...it's aquatic on one side and a desert scene on the other. It's set up on Caesar's cage, which you can see in my gallery if you want. I want to find another one for our new beardie's cage...but I don't want it to be an exact duplicate of Caesars......although, I'll take what I can get.

[Smulkin]

Hehe - our stores have those ones you buy by the foot - some of them have desert/jungle/grassland scenes and all are dual-sided. Since the Blood's cage is nearest the window i plopped the ever-attractive carboard wrap around it.

The ones available around here look kinda like this:

http://www.petdiscounters.com/aquari...s/12_inch.html
http://www.pkpets.com.au/products/fish/products.htm

but by far the most kickass prices I have seen (bulbs, sphagnum, hides et al) are here:

http://www.reptiledirect.com/index.a...ROD&ProdID=689

We order from them pretty regularly rather than pay the INSANE retail markup.

[Demonic_Rage]

I have an aqautic background on my cage. It really seems to brighten up the cage and my snakes seem to like it. I think thats where they get the likeing for climbing

[Marla]

Hey Smulkin, that last link was great. I love this:
http://www.reptiledirect.com/index.a...ROD&ProdID=238

[JLC]

Isn't that cool, Marla? I saw those at the pet store. Makes ya wanna run out and buy a critter that needs a misty humidfier like that! LOL

[freakoverdose1]

i like that, i think i am going to get that for the new iguana