Ready to use, install or paint. Your piece is 3D printed in your chosen filament colour and supplied unpainted. Enjoy it as it is or paint it to create your own finish.
Build a tiny otherworldly nesting ground with two organic egg-shaped hides. Petal-like crowns, textured shells and low side openings bring a science-fiction touch to a planted enclosure or display. One egg has a closed bottom and the other an open bottom; both are open at the top.
At a glance
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Size: one supplied pair, each piece 8 cm tall. Custom sizing is available.
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Material: PETG, resistant to water and humidity. Keep clear of direct contact with heat lamps and other heat sources.
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Floats: Printed PETG pieces can float because they contain air. For aquarium use, secure the base with aquarium-safe silicone or a suitable aquarium adhesive as described under “Good to know”.
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Finish: unpainted, in the colour of your choice.
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Included: one pair of Alien Egg hides (two separate pieces). Plants, substrate and other display accessories are not included.
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Made to order: ships within 7 business days.
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Free shipping: free delivery to Canada, the US and select European countries. Duties and import fees to the US are prepaid by us.
What is included and size
Quantity 1 means two Alien Egg hides. Both are approximately 8 cm tall; the two footprints are approximately 6.9 × 6.9 cm and 6.2 × 6.1 cm. Dimensions describe the outside of each piece, not entrance clearance or a combined display. Measure the entrance and interior space needed for your animal before ordering.
Piece 1: the egg on the left in the main photograph, with a flatter base. Piece 2: the egg on the right, with a knobbly footed base. Individual close-ups in the gallery identify each piece. Both are included; no separate model choice is needed.
Colours
Choose the finish and colour independently for Piece 1 and Piece 2. Each egg is printed in its selected filament colour. The painted effects shown in some photographs are inspiration, not a painted finish supplied with your order.
First choose a finish (Basic, Matte, Marble, Metal-Like or Glow-in-the-Dark), then pick a colour from that finish. Metal-Like includes our Galaxy, Sparkly and Metallic colours. There are 75 PETG colours in total, and the colour charts at the end of the photos show each one. Want something that is not listed? Contact us and we will try to source it.
Need a different size? The listed variants are convenient standard sizes, not the limits of what we can make. Width, height, depth and proportions can often be adjusted to better fit your enclosure. Small dimensional changes may not materially affect the price. Message Molten Modern with your enclosure dimensions for a custom quote.
Good to know
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Anchoring in an aquarium: Bond the base to a flat stone or acrylic sheet with aquarium-safe silicone, or with hot glue or cyanoacrylate superglue specifically suitable for aquarium use. Follow the adhesive manufacturer’s surface preparation and full curing instructions before placing it in the aquarium.
- Where the design permits, a few small holes through the underside into enclosed air pockets let water in and air out, reducing buoyancy.
- Measure the inside of your enclosure before ordering, and leave a little room for installation.
- Some photos show hand-painted examples. This piece ships unpainted in your selected filament colour.
Design licensed to Molten Modern by novYTerra.