Hobby Reptile Drinking Bowl - Bark Design - BARK 1

Hobby Reptile Drinking Bowl - Bark Design is a reptile and amphibian water bowl moulded to look like a piece of bark. It is a terrarium water dish, not a dog bowl - shallow, with a wide low profile that a lizard or a frog can get into and out of easily.

Key Features

• Bark Finish, which disappears into a woodland or forest-floor setup.
• Three Sizes: Bark 1, 2 and 3. Pick above.
• Low Profile: easy for a small or clumsy animal to climb in and out of.
• For Reptiles And Amphibians, for drinking and shallow soaking.

Water In A Terrarium, Done Properly

• Change it daily. A terrarium water dish is warm, often sat in, and frequently defecated in. In UAE temperatures it goes foul within a day, and dirty standing water is a straightforward route to a gut infection.
• Scrub, do not just rinse. Biofilm forms a slick film you can feel. Hot water and a brush kept only for this job; rinse any disinfectant off completely.
• Put it at the cool end. A water dish under the basking lamp evaporates fast, drives humidity up and can get hot enough to be unpleasant.
• Many reptiles will not drink from a bowl at all. Chameleons and most arboreal geckos only recognise moving droplets, so they need misting or a dripper as well. A full, untouched bowl is not proof your animal is hydrated.
• Watch the humidity. A large open water surface raises humidity considerably. In a desert setup that can matter - a smaller dish may be the right answer.

Good To Know

• Pick the size above. The three sizes are a considerable range - check the dimensions suit your enclosure before ordering.
• Rinse it before first use.
• Check it is level and stable. A tipped water dish soaks the substrate, and damp substrate in a warm enclosure grows mould and mites.
• For a soaking dish, make sure your animal can get out unaided - a smooth-sided dish with no exit is a drowning risk for anything small.
• Use dechlorinated water if your species is sensitive. Amphibians absorb through their skin and chlorine matters far more to them than to a reptile.