Me and my Hubby have a new enclosure for our Beardie Mirage!
Starting off with building up some fake rock ledges (thanks to @kabre for sharing that guide! Its been super helpful! 
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Hopefully it will be done by the end of the week and ready next week for transfer. I’ll share more updates in the replies as progress is made.
First here is the rough draft sketch
Been bookmarking and appreciating all the step-by-step processes people post here, its not only interesting but will be so helpful for those of us hoping to do something similar in the future!!
Oooh, lookin good!!
That’s a nice enclosure Christina! Does it have a screen top? Or is it front opening? I can’t tell……
It does have a screen top. And it has glass sliding doors but they are currently put away while I do work on the enclosure.
Its a 120gal enclosure from Dubia.com!
Progress has ended up being a bit slow. Other things came up this week so all I’ve gotten done since the first post is the 2nd ledge construction
Also all my mind can think of when I mix the grout with water to coat the Styrofoam is how much it looks like a good cup of chocolate milk 
is it just me that thinks that?? lol
Nope but it actually looks like hot chocolate needing a bunch of marshmallows and a drizzle of Bailey’s Irish Cream…… 
Oml that sounds sooooo gooood 
Yup! Don’t mind if I do!
I was thinking it looked more like a latte.
This is looking so good! Now you’re making me want to try my hand at making a cool rock hide out of foam and grout.
How easy is it to clean the finished product? I realize it’s textured, so it will have some nooks and crannies for stuff to get stuck in, but it’s sealed and can be cleaned with water, right? Just trying to decide if it would even be worth the effort for my boa, aka Princess Poop Painter.
oh my monkey brain would sooo drink this by accident, hahaha
I mixed mine much thicker so it was like unruly cake batter. Yours looks so much better behaved!
If you do, I’d cover it with many layers of polycrylic, maybe 3-4. Our rocks using this technique have weathered ball python poops and they are waterproof and sealed so they can be sterilized with f10 or bleach. Also the extra polycrilic adds extra stability-- grout by itself can be brittle.
(hope you don’t mind me butting in here, cmsreptiles!)
You’re good! I actually appreciate and welcome the tips
I’ve been wanting to do this with my tanks but I know I’ll get sucked into it forever so I haven’t started but I’m so excited to! It’s looking great!!
Absolutely…love myself some Bailey’s in my vanilla ice lattes in the wintertime in Florida 
Oh yeah, now that’s what I’m talkin about! 
I can’t wait to see it when it’s done. Also, I LOVE that name. Might have to steal it. 
Work on it has definitely been pushed back due to the chaos of the holidays, I may not get any real work put in until New Years is over with 
If you’re referring to our Beardies name I’m not offended or anything if you do steal it lol. Most of the time we just call her “scaley baby”, “baby” or “trash goblin” because she loves to run towards the trash bin by our couch when its nearly full lol, idk why either 
We very rarely say her actual name because we have so many nicknames for her.
Finally getting back to work now that Christmas has passed.
Coating ledges with polycrylic and planning on how I want to do the background… I might use the rest of the Styrofoam bought to build the ledges and make a slate cliffside background. 
Can any kind of Styrofoam be used? I guess idk why it wouldn’t be reptile safe but once my corn snakes move to a bigger tank I’d love to do something like this- I’d just be scared of using a paint or a material that claimed to be reptile/pet safe and wasn’t. Anywho- this is great. Its cool to see so much care go into a beardie tank
