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How they Build Giant FAKE reptile cages (cage Reveal pt/ 2) for snake & gators + Man Made rock work

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The versatility of artificial rockwork allows for extensive customization, including integrating features like waterfalls, specialized lighting, and plant displays. The video showcases exhibits with integrated waterfalls and sub-aquatic viewing areas. The narrator's own cave shower features multiple shower heads, a skylight, and integrated lighting within the rock walls. These elements demonstrate how the material can be shaped and adapted to incorporate functional and aesthetic details, transforming a space into an immersive environment.

Goal: Enhance the functionality and aesthetics of the rock environment.

Tools and materials

  • Lighting Fixtures — Enhancing the ambiance of the rockwork
  • Plants/Foliage — Adding natural elements to the display
  • Plumbing Fixtures — Creating water effects
  • Waterproofing Membranes/Sealants — Sealing around water features (waterfalls, showers)

What they say

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a cave. We added a 10x10 room on and then put double shower heads into the room. We vaulted the ceiling and put a skylight in it. And then we also put an exterior shower head in it. Now, we do have a shower head on an exterior wall that's got a separate shut off. In the winter time, we can disable that. The main shower head's on the interior wall. The stone that you see is actually made out of rhino lining and then it's actually covered in stone dust and it's molded off from a real rock wall. The flooring is exterior composite decking because it can stay submerged indefinitely and this room is probably going to be pretty wet for long periods of time. And the lighting that we put into the walls, that's actually by a company called Inlight and it's designed to be outside. We're using it inside. [Applause] Okay, so we're going into Sea Life, which we have one of these right in my neck of the woods, but we're looking at the one in Texas. And Stu, what did you do here, Stu? They did an extension with a rainforest section upstairs. So, we did um all these enclosures upstairs. Okay. So, Stu, did you do this? No. Okay, good. [Laughter] All right, guys. We're inside one of the exhibits that Stu has put together using his rock work. I want you guys to see how authentic and how real this stuff works. You guys got to remember this is made out of Dural Liner. This is made out of basically the same stuff you stick in the back of your pickup trucks. The animals can't scratch it. They can't wreck it. The whole backdrops and facades are made out of this. So all of that and they put these in with animals that are meant to do damage to it. Okay. Well, here's a great example. I'm looking at a waterfall that that's fake rock work right there. Okay. So, this is all fake. Constantly being beat by water would definitely wear it down. And then you put a shortnose Cayman on top of it. And you know that you're going to have some wear and tear on that rock work. And it's submerged underwater as well. I'm excited about how this can be applied on job sites. I really am. See, it's this stuff is designed to withstand the sharp claws of an alligator. I mean, there's one right now resting on his rock work. I've actually taken a knife and sliced it. And you can't cut this stuff. So, it's going to be perfect for a home, perfect for a business. You did all the rock work everywhere. Stu, you did all this? Yes. Inside and out. They built the cages. They built the cages. We just did all the…

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