Water bowl

[matheny00]

Ok I need help bought the clay flower pot for the hide and clay dish for water bowl but the water seeps out of it and causes mold under it. I can not seem to find one that is sealed/glazed on the outside only. Any suggestions?

Thank you

 

[Tim Carlisle]

Perhaps a shallow plastic one? I'm not aware of any glazing/sealant that is food-safe; at least none I'd trust anyway.

 

[Tom]

I find about one in 10 seeps. Get another one and use that one for food. SOme of them seem like seepers too because the tortoises walk in and out of it and track dirt in and water out.

And it shouldn't be molding underneath unless you have the wrong substrate. What substrate are you using?

 

[matheny00]

We have it setting on the wood of the enclosure and use reptile bark around it. Tom also I have read all the start up info and trying to make changes as I can put pots in for their hides and they climb them and flip on their backs that is why we took the log hide out. with everything in place currently they seem to be more active also

 

[Tom]

We have it setting on the wood of the enclosure and use reptile bark around it. Tom also I have read all the start up info and trying to make changes as I can put pots in for their hides and they climb them and flip on their backs that is why we took the log hide out. with everything in place currently they seem to be more active also

I just listed some stuff on your other thread that will address these things.

 

[Yvonne G]

Instead of clay saucers, I use the plastic ones that look like clay. It's still a semi-rough surface for traction plus they don't seep.