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Scott W · Posted: Wed Dec 22, 2004 4:53 pm Post subject: Cork backing tiles

Anyone using these in there vivs?
Have you found any probs with them? (crickets getting behind etc)

Scott W · Posted: Fri Feb 11, 2005 2:05 pm Post subject:

I've now found a source for tiles 100cm x 50cm, if anyone knows of a way for me to send them out, I can do them for £13.50 a tile, they are 3cm thick.

adrian · Posted: Sun Feb 27, 2005 1:48 pm Post subject: cork tiles

my m8 used them on his corn viv he stuck them down and had no probs but had to leave the viv empty for a couple of days to ventilate
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varanus · Key Member Joined: 14 Oct 2005 Posts: 400

problems ive seen with them are

They bow
soon as they start to bow animals try wedgeign themselves under them
Crix allways seem to find somwhere to hide in them

the ones ive not seen these problems with are those pressed ones which are quite fragile and normally most animals destroy them within 12 months

if yours are diff Ill be interested to see some shots and how you get on with them as id love them in a few vivs specially inside some of my repcages to create a back wall over the mesh

JStroud · Posted: Sat Oct 15, 2005 1:45 pm Post subject:

I've used them before in tree frog vivs, but they aren't the most destructive animals Rolling Eyes

Did have a problem with crickets getting behind it but it was only ever 1 or 2 Cool

Jas · Posted: Sat Oct 15, 2005 2:53 pm Post subject:

A cheaper alternative maybe to lay the viv on its back coat it with adhesive and scatter on that small woodchip you can get(kinda like pebble dashing)crickets wont get behind that.Dont know how it will work, just came to me whilst reading this post.