Continuous Flow Drinking Fountain & Soaking Basin (80 oz / 2.36L)

Overcome dehydration and stimulate your reptile’s natural drinking instincts with the Continuous Flow Swan Neck Drinking Fountain. Featuring an elevated, cascading stream and a broad 80 oz soaking basin, this ultra-quiet circulating fountain replicates moving wild water to encourage voluntary drinking in lizards, tortoises, and snakes that naturally ignore stagnant water dishes.

In captivity, one of the most common causes of chronic dehydration, gout, and urate impaction is a reptile’s inability to recognize still, stagnant water in a standard bowl. Diurnal lizards like bearded dragons, water dragons, and iguanas, as well as many terrestrial tortoises, possess eyesight wired to detect movement, naturally seeking out dripping dew, falling rain, or flowing streams to hydrate.

The Continuous Flow Swan Fountain bridges this gap by transforming ordinary drinking water into a dynamic, moving water source. Water is gently pumped up through an arched swan neck, cascading into a wide, 33 cm (13") shallow basin. The constant surface motion catches your pet's eye and stimulates immediate drinking behavior, while the spacious basin doubles as an accessible soaking pool for shedding assistance and hydration. Powered by a low-voltage, whisper-quiet 5V USB pump and protected by an active carbon filter that traps kicked-up substrate and loose shed, it delivers clean, aerated water around the clock.

Key Features

• Triggers Natural Drinking Reflexes: Continuous falling stream creates surface ripples and light reflections that stimulate voluntary drinking in reptiles that refuse standing water dishes.
• Large-Capacity 80 oz (2.36L) Reservoir: Substantial water volume prevents rapid evaporation under high-intensity basking lamps and ceramic heat emitters, ensuring pets never run dry.
• Dual-Stage Carbon Filtration: Replaceable activated carbon filter continuously removes floating debris, fine substrate particles, and shed skin while neutralizing odors and organic waste.
• Broad, Shallow Soaking Basin: The wide 33 × 22 cm footprint allows medium lizards, juvenile monitors, and tortoises to comfortably sit and soak their lower bodies to ease difficult shed cycles.
• Whisper-Quiet Low-Voltage 5V USB Pump: Operates with minimal vibration and virtually silent motor hum, preventing acoustic stress in vibration-sensitive reptiles.
• 100% Food-Grade, Dishwasher-Safe Basin: Constructed from durable, non-toxic BPA-free PP plastic; non-electrical basin components disassemble quickly for sanitizing in the dishwasher.

Specifications

• Material: 100% Food-Grade PP Plastic (BPA-free)
• Dimensions: 33 cm L × 22 cm W × 27 cm H (approx. 13" L × 8.7" W × 10.6" H)
• Water Capacity: 2.36 Liters (80 Fluid Ounces)
• Weight (Empty): 0.65 kg (approx. 1.4 lbs)
• Power Source: 5V USB submersible water pump with standard wall adapter
• Filtration Type: Activated carbon filter pad (replaceable)
• Recommended Environments: Arid terrariums, semi-arid setups, free-roam playpens, and large tropical enclosures
• Target Species: Bearded dragons, Chinese water dragons, green iguanas, juvenile tegus, monitors, Russian & Greek tortoises, box turtles, and large colubrid snakes

Keeper’s Tips

• Encouraging First-Time Drinkers: If your reptile has never used a running fountain, place them near the edge of the basin and gently drip water from the spout across their snout with your finger. Once they feel the movement and lick their lips, they quickly associate the arched stream with fresh drinking water.
• Substrate & Placement Barrier: To keep the fountain running cleanly and prevent loose bedding from clogging the intake, place the unit on top of a flat basking slate, ceramic tile, or non-adhesive terrarium liner rather than directly on loose bioactive soil, sand, or wood chips.
• Routine Pump Maintenance & Descaling: In terrariums with hard water, mineral scale and fine dust can slow pump impellers. Every 2 to 4 weeks, unplug the unit, slide off the front pump cover, and flush the internal turbine impeller under running water. Soak non-electrical plastic pieces in a 50/50 mix of warm water and white vinegar to eliminate mineral buildup, then rinse thoroughly.
• Cord Management: Secure the power cable along enclosure corners using reptile-safe cord clips or pass it through dedicated terrarium cable ports to prevent active lizards from climbing or snagging on the wire.