Hobbit Hole

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Hobbit Hole

Post by amwilliams » Sat Oct 15, 2016 7:49 pm

I've been working on the ultimate "look" I want my tank to have (I'm a bit of what my aunt refers to as a "whack job") and I've settled on the idea of a fairy garden, but....for crabs. None of my guys have gone underground yet, so I've been trying to work fast in case that day comes soon.

Today, my wonderfully patient friend dutifully followed me around and helped me brainstorm how to accomplish this and really, being a big LotR fan, how to get a hobbit hole in there.

So here's the final product and a photo of my tank in general. Next step is to build a crab-friendly (wide enough) bridge to cross between the two water pools. Then I might finally be satisfied for awhile...

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Post by LadyJinglyJones » Sat Oct 15, 2016 8:12 pm

It's gorgeous! :D
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Post by Erin9712 » Sat Oct 15, 2016 8:25 pm

This is awesome!


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Post by GotButterflies » Sat Oct 15, 2016 10:09 pm

Very cool!


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Re: Hobbit Hole

Post by TyCoz » Sun Oct 16, 2016 7:37 am

Wow!!! That's amazing!!!!!!


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Post by PinchersAndShells » Sun Oct 16, 2016 2:09 pm

I absolutely adore the hobbit hole :love10:
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Post by Kermie16 » Sun Oct 16, 2016 8:08 pm

Beautiful!! Is the pumpkin real?

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Post by amwilliams » Sun Oct 16, 2016 8:34 pm

Kermie16 wrote:Beautiful!! Is the pumpkin real?
It is (purchased from an organic farmer)! I had another that I had cut open so they could eat out the guts, and they did a little, but it was molding within 48 hours, so that one found its way to the trash quickly.

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Re: Hobbit Hole

Post by Kermie16 » Sun Oct 16, 2016 9:48 pm

Very cool!!


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Re: Hobbit Hole

Post by DebeeS » Mon Oct 17, 2016 8:16 pm

So cute! I love it.

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Post by KrabbyKris » Tue Oct 18, 2016 8:55 pm

Beautiful work! Wow! :shock: :banana:
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Post by Rawrgeous » Wed Oct 19, 2016 12:51 am

Very creative set up, with good space utilization! I'm impressed. :)

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Re: Hobbit Hole

Post by amwilliams » Sun Nov 13, 2016 1:20 pm

Well the fairy garden idea was a beautiful pipe dream. But of course, the hobbit hole has been filled with soil (though magically the door has stayed put), the moss on top has been pulled all over the place, stone facade is knocked off daily and I've basically learned that it's just not going to be perfectly "pretty". Those destructive lil stinkers.

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Re: Hobbit Hole

Post by ErikRasmussen » Mon Nov 28, 2016 12:48 pm

Is your airplant still in one piece?

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