We got Trevor a new water dish at Lowe's since he finally outgrew his Groovy Jacuzzi (its so sad they don't make them any bigger). Picked up a mini plastic pond form and my hubby cut it in half with a hack saw (which doubled the purchase price--oops). This half has the nicest little ramp. Had to cut a few inches off the side to fit it into the enclosure. Bummer we couldn't want until we buy him a stock tank soon so we wouldn't have to trim the sides off, but you can't notice since its in the substrate and he needed the dish now as he couldn't even turn around in his old dish. Its plenty big! It was about $15 at Lowe's if anyone is interested. Awhile back someone posted a slightly smaller one from Lowe's I really liked, but I couldn't find that one.
We're thinking of spray painting it something with some roughness so he has a little extra grip (although it works fine), and to make it brown instead of black so it matches better. The high sides are great so he doesn't enter it the wrong way, and the plastic material instead of whatever the Groovy Jacuzzi was made out of (something heavier) helps keep the water warmer. I have a heat emitter partly over it too so its nice for the little guy. Hope to see him using it on his own soon! Currently he is annoying the heck out of us and trying to climb the sides next to the ramp--making a horrible scratching noise. I guess that is his way of saying thank you to his parents!
We're thinking of spray painting it something with some roughness so he has a little extra grip (although it works fine), and to make it brown instead of black so it matches better. The high sides are great so he doesn't enter it the wrong way, and the plastic material instead of whatever the Groovy Jacuzzi was made out of (something heavier) helps keep the water warmer. I have a heat emitter partly over it too so its nice for the little guy. Hope to see him using it on his own soon! Currently he is annoying the heck out of us and trying to climb the sides next to the ramp--making a horrible scratching noise. I guess that is his way of saying thank you to his parents!
You can also sprinkle dry construction sand (I prefer the Quickrete to any of the playsands, it comes dry, it is cleaner, and doesn't contain clay additives) on the wet paint before you poly it for added texture.
