Quote Originally Posted by amaterasu View Post
Looks like I'll just have to try something else, has anyone done anything for water that's a bit more glamorous than a water bowl?
Sure. I've seen Zoo med repti-rapids or home made type of little waterfall in garter snake enclosures. Only really seems to work with very large open-top types of enclosures with plenty of ventilation. Like for example, one or two small garters in a 55 gallon long or larger screen top aquarium. You have to make sure that the water area only makes up a very small percentage of the enclosure, that ventilation is very good, and garters like to mess in their water so good filtration and frequent changing of the water must be done.

Here's some ideas for you that have worked for other people:

Using small repti- rapids.


You can also buy just a waterfall kit pretty cheap which is just the pump, and a few basic materials. You can then custom build the base yourself:

How to Build a Waterfall for a Terrarium PART 1 - Video

How to Build a Waterfall for a Terrarium PART 2 - Video

Bottom line is, it's going to cost money and time to set something like that up, and maintenence is a little more tricky. Garters make messes of everything and must be kept clean so you'll have to decide if it's worth it or not. Remember, they're going to be pooping on this thing and in the water.