Has anyone put one of these outside? The one we bought will not fit under our back door, so right now it is sitting under the water bowl.
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Well as I have washed mine plenty of times, and no it is of no use outside. Unless you have an overhang to protect it from the rain.
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not suitable for under water use. will keep rain out but I would not recommend submersing it.It is sealed with o-rings but the adjustable beam slide seems pretty loose and I highly doubt it would keep water out.
79603
We have one sitting outside 1.7 years. It is flat, but sloped down to drain rain. Both compartments have been water tight in rainy Portland. We are careful to make sure the smaller compartment is tightly closed.
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Had mine in my covered breezeway earlier this year when it was warm & had no problems with critters getting into it. Put a large brick on the top to be sure. Of course, where I live is fairly urban with mostly just squirrels & opossums running around. If you want to have it outside & are worried about critters getting into it, I would suggest using straps or bungee cords to secure the lid down. That should keep them out unless they take a mind to gnaw through them.
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I've been pleased with mine. There is a way to hook up the bottom, so it's kind of a one size fits all. Hope this helps.
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We left ours up all year and it did fine. It would have worked better had we put the cover on it. However I decided this spring to just drain it and have the fire department come and fill it. (we just bought the water from local company and gave the department a donation-worked faster than using our hose). During the winter we did put a heat lamp on the pump and covered/insulated it well so it wouldn't freeze. Being a saltwater system probably helped with that.
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Mine are having a hard time too. I have the water at the maximum, my smaller turtle has gotten up the ramp but no one has seen the larger one up on top yet. I am almost ready to remove it and go back to the floating shelves. I am going to try one more thing and that is to ramp a piece of driftwood up and see if he climbs up that.
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Mine did the same thing. Only had it a week. I don't think it got any water in the housing or anything, it was just sitting in one spot on the shelf. Seems to be rather cheaply built. Disappointing!
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Sorry, I'm no help either. I never thought to use it outside. One way to find out though!!! Let us know how it turns out.
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Ours has been rained on and did fine. I wouldn't submerge it. It doesn't seem to have rubber seals to keep water out if you did.
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I put mine in a ceramic bowl, then microwaved for a few seconds to fit the new bowl. ( so water wouldn't get trapped below it )
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My dog is an outside dog. We have the bed on the back patio but it is in a covered protected area. As far as I can tell it is resistant to water but again ours is in a protected area. I am really pleased with the bed.
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We had the same problem with ours. I don't think we want to invest in a new bowl because it will just crack again. We are going to try a sealant to get us through until we can purchase one that can hold up during the winter months.
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That should be fine. Friends of ours are using it for their pet water turtle. But you need to keep an eye on the water temperature otherwise the water may get too warm ... If water gets too warm, my friends prop the bowl up with a couple of pieces of wood to keep the bowl an inch or so above the pad ... In fact, they mostly keep it popped up. We are in Florida, where it is warm anyhow ... That may not be necessary in colder climates / environments. Sibylle
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No I don't think so. What we did was we got a spill proof water bowl (well worth the purchase) and placed it on a cooler the fit on the back floor. It worked great!!
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Nothing got wet so far. Had it for two years BUT, when there's big wind storms the bottom door has opened up. Maybe 3 times since I had it. I have it against a wall.. not much rain gets there... so not sure how it would work out if it's right in the middle of the yard with rain on top of top of it. I use it for cooking... just wheel it close to the sliding door so I can get in and out of the kitchen. When I'm done, I tuck it against a wall out of the way. Love it :)
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Mine is sheltered against a wall in my garden. However, it would take a high wind to blow it over once it has a few gallons of water in it, I believe. That said, it is quite lite when empty.