Hobby Reptile Drinking Bowl - Stump Design - STUMP 1

Hobby Reptile Drinking Bowl - Stump Design is moulded as a tree stump, which gives it a second job: the raised rim and flat top make it a basking platform as well as a water dish. In a small enclosure, furniture that does two things is worth having.

Key Features

• Tree Stump Shape, so it works as hardscape as well as a bowl.
• Three Sizes: Stump 1, 2 and 3. Pick above.
• Doubles As A Platform: somewhere to climb and sit, not just drink.
• Stable Base, so it does not tip when an animal climbs on it.

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.
• 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.