Custom water dish for African bullfrog

[z10silver]

My most recent (almost) finished project: Custom water dish for my Giant African Bullfrog (Pyxicephalus adspersus) setup. The look I'm going for here is a muddy puddle in a flooded African grassland. I screwed up a lot working on this one, so it took me longer than it should have, but I'm pretty happy with the end result. I definitely have a new appreciation for the art of aquarium/terrarium design and construction, and the challenges of balancing realism, aesthetics, and functionality. Photos of the completed setup will be coming soon.

[deranged chipmunk]

that is very cool! did you test it yet to see how long it holds water for? with all that cocofiber, it is going to wick up a lot of moisture, essentially draining it. but you did an awesome job on it!!

[z10silver]

Thanks very much. I did test it, and it holds water for days, until water evaporates. I found a solution to the wicking problem by applying a layer of clear 5 min. epoxy to the inside of the dish (over sand) and filling water to just under that line. (There's no water in the dish in the picture I posted, just the shiny epoxy)

BTW it's sand, not cocofiber.

[deranged chipmunk]

my bad when i clicked it the first time, it never enlarged.....stupid computer....lol but even sand wicks moisture

[z10silver]

Right, but with a layer of epoxy over the sand, it doesn't wick. (sorry, not sure if that was clear)

[deranged chipmunk]

no, it was. in fact, i have advised many people to do it that way to avoid just that issue.