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DIY crabitat 3D background

2016-08-10
In: Crabitat
Tagged: 3D, background, crabitat, DIY, hermit crab, vivarium

by Pam Liberatore This is my little diy on a 3D crabitat background.  Please remember this is how I did mine and in no way the only way or the correct way.  I really don’t know if there is a right or wrong way.  I think it comes down to what works for you and good planning of the whole process.   I used the instructions at NEherp and studied them over and over again.   Here is the link: Custom Backgrounds That being said let’s get started. Step 1: First, you need a tank, mine is a 40 gallon breeder tank.  Now I only did oneRead More →

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Manufactured Sea Shells

2014-02-18
In: General
Tagged: 3D, glass, hermit crab, hermit crab care, makerbot, plastic, shells, synthetic

Interview with Amy Youngs regarding her plastic shell prototypes Makerbot 3D Hermit Crab Shells Glass Hermit Crab ShellsRead More →

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Interview with Amy Youngs

2013-02-21
In: General
Tagged: 3D, hermit crab, plastic, prototype, sculpted, shells, synthetic

written by Vanessa Pike-Russell Recently we interviewed Amy Youngs, a young artist who has “collaborated with another artist, Matt Derksen, to design shells using 3D modelling programs.” http://accad.osu.edu/~ayoungs/prototypes.html Vanessa: What prompted you to create prototypes of hermit crab seashells Amy: I am very interested in the ways that technology interfaces with the natural world and I when I was given the opportunity to work with the new technology of rapid prototyping, I really wanted to make something that would connect with my interest in living things. I remembered owning a hermit crab and I knew that they switched shells and I had been curious aboutRead More →

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