heya, im getting some new vivs on thursday and after adding in the basics of what is needed i really want the decor to replicate the lizards natural enviroment, first one to be sorted is my lovely leopard geckos, as theres such confusion over substrate ive been looking into what they would naturally live on, its a kinda rocky clay like substance with some sand....anyway enough rambling, looking on the thread "how can i make one of these" i really like the way those hides have been made and wanna do the same thing but for the base of the viv, however im not sure about usisng the polystyrene blocks to shape it, would these melt coz of the heat mat, or would they just retain heat to much? any help or comments on this would be really helpful

How could i make a Hide like this? this is the link to the other thread

yeah also just search in the forums using the search i found a few coz il be wantin to do this at some point.also on some the threads theres links to websites which show u how

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lol think i understand u, so the polystyrene wont melt or absorb to much of the heat?

not wen its coverd in loads of tile grout i guess not

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The instructions for my heat mat said to put a piece of polystyrene over the back to keep all the warmth directed into the tank, so i presume it will not melt

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over the back? do u mean on the back of the tank with the heatmat on the floor. i have the basic design in mind and will def post pics of it when its done, any other suggestions from people whilst its in design stage would b great though