Water Bowl Ideas

Hey guys, I'm looking for a big water bowl for my full grown Hog Island Boa female. There is a pet store nearby selling a water bowl for $30. It looks like 3 inches high, 12 inches diameter.

I thought I'd post here to see what you guys use and hopefully something that is reasonable than $30! :)

I use a cat litter tub from walmart for my Yellow anaconda, and shes only about 6-7 ft right now. Might work perfect for you!!

Cat litter pans or bus boy tubs from the local dollar store. ;)

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Originally Posted by digizure

Hey guys, I'm looking for a big water bowl for my full grown Hog Island Boa female. There is a pet store nearby selling a water bowl for $30. It looks like 3 inches high, 12 inches diameter.

I thought I'd post here to see what you guys use and hopefully something that is reasonable than $30! :)

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The weight is what you want to go by. Something she won't tip easy.

Cat litter pan huh? Not a bad idea. Have your boa ever tip that over?

I use $2 dish washing tubs from the dollar store for my big BCI girl. She hasn't tipped it yet.

I use those heavy crock dog bowls. Unless you have a water snake, they don't need to be big enough to soak in.

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Originally Posted by hypnotixdmp

I use a cat litter tub from walmart for my Yellow anaconda, and shes only about 6-7 ft right now. Might work perfect for you!!

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Stole my suggestion! Lol I x2 this.

Get something she can completely soak in. As for tipping.. Bigger bowl = more water = more weight. Shouldn't be an issue.

I've seen some people post they use cement mixing tubs from lowes/home depot. I'm sure a small one would suffice.

I get large water bowls from fleet farm, any farm supply store should carry a selection of large heavy duty plastic watering bowls for livestock

I use Sterilite or Rubbermaid tubs for my boas, get one that isn't very tall but has a large footprint, and fill it about 1/3 full. The weight of the water will keep it stable.

I've thought about using a smaller mud mixing tub but since the top is wider than the base I figured that an active snake might just dump it. I really like them for hides though since they're cheap and durable.

Thanks for the input guys. The hunt begins.

No she's never tipped it over at all or cone close to it!!! Its good because it has a big surface area inside so it weighs itself down properly.

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