I recently got a brown anole and she looks kind of out of place with the fake moss and sticks, so I decided to build her a vivarium. I'm using a tall 20 gallon I got from a neighbor. right now it's in the back yard, i sprayed some foam insulation onto the back wall and am going to paint it grey to look like rock. I'm taking pics so ill post all the steps when it's done!

Awesome. Looking forward to the pics.

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ok, I got it
First I got everything together, rocks, plants, etc



I washed out the tank (it was a salvage from my neighbors' old shed)



I used a full can of foam insulation and sprayed it in. there was just enough in the can to cover the back of the tank. Let dry about 2 hours just to be sure. you can tell it's dry when it stops feeling springy



I Spray painted the foam. It turned out to be a lot shinier than I wanted. I was going for flat grey like cliffs. Let dry and most of the fumes dissipate



I brought the tank inside where it was going to go and put about 2 inches of rock in the bottom for drainage



Put paper towels over the rock to keep the soil from falling in the cracks



Add soil



Add stones for basking spot



Press in moss



Add plants (and a Brown Anole) and you have the finished product. a cookie for anyone who can find my fair Rosamond in this pic!



heres a brighter, if blurrier pic. she's in a different spot in this one, but still visible!

Job well done. I've never seen paper towels used for that before. I wonder if they would get moldy under there.

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Mike
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who knows? I guess ill find out, it's all I had handy. btw, this is what she's been in for the past week and a half. (I just got her)

I'd say a VAST improvement. and I think she agrees

Congrats on the nice viv, I can see her clinging to the back wall...i'll take an oatmeal raisin cookie, thanks!

Did you get the UVB thing figured out?

Has she eaten yet or is she still acclimating?

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Looks great

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I bet she's a lot happier now.

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Mike
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It looks really nice. Good job.

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i can't tell too much from the photos, but are there sticks and branches in there she could climb up? Its an easy add if there aren't. Otherwise looks good.

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