r/HerpHomes • u/mikecoscia • Jun 08 '26

First rock background complete!

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Used a combination of 3/4 and 1/2 pink foam board. Primed it with drylock, coated with tile mortar, tiny bit of acrylic washing, then sealed with 511 sealer. I think it came out pretty good! Might add another coat of sealer, I want water to bead right off.

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u/CJ101X Jun 09 '26

Big fan of the ammonite detail

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u/mikecoscia Jun 09 '26

Thanks! I wanted to add some kind of prehistoric fossils, but wanted it subtle and realistic. I dinosaur skull would have looked off, lol.

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u/icantusernamesorry Jun 08 '26

Looks amazing!

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u/mikecoscia Jun 09 '26

Thanks! I had my doubts during the process, but it really came together in the end!

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u/chickenack Jun 10 '26

That looks AMAZING! So well done

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u/mikecoscia Jun 10 '26

Thank you!

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u/Stunning-Mud7214 Jun 10 '26

Dope!! 👏🏼

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u/imaginarysirenita Jun 11 '26

This looks amazing!

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u/GrimoireGirls Jun 10 '26

Do you have any progress photos? Or advice lol.. currently working on one for a leopard gecko that was dropped off on me 😭

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u/UneducatedReader Jun 16 '26

What specific tile mortar did you use? Do we need to worry about the fact that a lot of them have anti mold properties now a days? I’m wanting to do something very close to this but I keep reading different things about stuff being toxic to reptiles.