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The Complete Guide to Making a Tub Tank for Under $25! (HUGE DUW!)
Hey guys! I recently just got a new male for my two laddies but just like any other new geckos, he had to be quarentined(sp?) So I decided instead of going out and spending 100+ on a tank, that he would live in a tub for now =) So I documented it along the way so everyone can see!
First I went out to target and they were having a back to college sale or something of that nature. They were selling 66 QT tubs for $4.44! Lets just round that to $5. Heres the tub (I got four of them)
Then I took the top and cut out the middle with a utility knife.
And finally, I hot glued in some window screen mesh. I got a roll at aco hardware for $5 but I used VERY little of it, so lets say $0.50 worth.
This is what it looked like finished.
Now onto filling the tub!
First, I went out to the Dollar Tree and got some suction cup soap dishes. I painted them a wood design with acylic paint.
Then I went out to my local micheals and picked up any fake leaves or flowers that had fallen off their steams...
and glued them onto the ledges!
Here are all of the ones I made. *Estimated value: $1.50 per ledge*
While I was at the dollar tree (EVERYTHING IS A DOLLAR THERE! LOL) I also got some floral bushes like this one.
I cut off some of the stem and put a dot of glue around it so that any geckos that climb on it can't get scratched.
Then I added a suction cup (I got mine at aco hardware for a pack of 3 for $1) to the back of it by hot glueing it on. *Estimated value: $1.50 per bush*
Here are all of the bushes (I don't really know what else to call them) that I made.
I also got an onion grass fake plant and some big fake leaves at the dollar tree (as you can see, I love cheap and I love the dollar tree!) I took some twistie ties, and wrapped them together and then hot glued them in place.
Then I took some air drying pottery clay (i had some, but you can get it at any arts and crafts store) and molded a bottom for the plant.
I then took some extra little leaves and stuck them in the clay for more hiding spots. and once it dried i painted the clay with arcylic paint so that it water a waterproof seal.
First I went out to target and they were having a back to college sale or something of that nature. They were selling 66 QT tubs for $4.44! Lets just round that to $5. Heres the tub (I got four of them)
Then I took the top and cut out the middle with a utility knife.
And finally, I hot glued in some window screen mesh. I got a roll at aco hardware for $5 but I used VERY little of it, so lets say $0.50 worth.
This is what it looked like finished.
Now onto filling the tub!
First, I went out to the Dollar Tree and got some suction cup soap dishes. I painted them a wood design with acylic paint.
Then I went out to my local micheals and picked up any fake leaves or flowers that had fallen off their steams...
and glued them onto the ledges!
Here are all of the ones I made. *Estimated value: $1.50 per ledge*
While I was at the dollar tree (EVERYTHING IS A DOLLAR THERE! LOL) I also got some floral bushes like this one.
I cut off some of the stem and put a dot of glue around it so that any geckos that climb on it can't get scratched.
Then I added a suction cup (I got mine at aco hardware for a pack of 3 for $1) to the back of it by hot glueing it on. *Estimated value: $1.50 per bush*
Here are all of the bushes (I don't really know what else to call them) that I made.
I also got an onion grass fake plant and some big fake leaves at the dollar tree (as you can see, I love cheap and I love the dollar tree!) I took some twistie ties, and wrapped them together and then hot glued them in place.
Then I took some air drying pottery clay (i had some, but you can get it at any arts and crafts store) and molded a bottom for the plant.
I then took some extra little leaves and stuck them in the clay for more hiding spots. and once it dried i painted the clay with arcylic paint so that it water a waterproof seal.
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