When it comes to plastic bowles and dishes for your reptile water or food we have a fantastic selection.
Knowing what to feed your reptile and when is very important to your reptile’s health. Making sure that the food and water dishes that you feed them in is just as important. Plastic water and food dishes can be just the right item. They are easy to keep clean and they also can keep live food in the dish where they belong.
They are designed to be practical, healthy and natural looking. Reptiles recognise their environments so choosing a water or food dish that looks like where they would eat if they lived in the wild is necessary.The food dishes will usually be in one piece. They can be coloured to match the natural habitat and may have two areas, one to dispense food and the second for any supplements your reptile might need.
Food bowls may have the appearance of a rock to entice your reptile to feed. The interior of the food dish should be smooth with a non pitted surface. The food dish will be coated so that no harmful bacteria will hurt your reptile. This will also make the food bowl easy to keep clean. The base of the food bowl is wide so that a larger reptile can’t tip it over. It is also available in several sizes so that the correct bowl can be chosen.
There is a plastic food and water dish that is a combination dispenser. The dish nests together for easy cleaning and convenience. It is wide but not tall so that it is easily reached to feed, but won’t tip over. The combination dish has a non porous surface so that bacteria can’t grow. It comes in various sizes and colours so that it fits into any environment.
For food dishes where you will be feeding Hermit Crabs a bowl that doesn’t allow the mealworm to escape is necessary. This food dish has a ring around the edge that keeps the mealworm in, but allows the reptile to see its food. It also allows for the easy addition of vitamin and mineral supplements. If there is any excess of the vitamins and minerals it can be reused easily. Because this feeding dish comes in two parts it is helpful when cleaning it.
Choosing a plastic rock water dish will give you several sizes so that the right one for your reptile is purchased. They look realistic and can blend in with the terrain in your vivarium or other enclosure. These water dishes will not release any toxics into the water. Because of the way they are constructed with stairs inside the bowl smaller reptiles or amphibians are safe from drowning. They are easy to keep clean. They are very strong and won’t break if it is dropped. This type of water dish comes in extra small, small, medium, large and extra large.
Another type of plastic water dish comes with a water dispenser. This type is excellent for use in a hot environment where water evaporates. It also eliminates the chance that the reptile will spill or foul the water. The dispenser flows into a small water dish so that they reptile always has fresh water.
