Safe watering for leo w/neuro problems?

[RandomWiktor]

I just recently got in a new surrender - an enigma with neuro problems (surprise surprise :roll: ). His are pretty bad; he does a lot of "star gazing," head bobbing/tilting, and circling. One thing he does occasionally that worries me is a pretty violent upwards jerk of the head that sometimes causes him to flip onto his back. This morning he flipped like that and landed head first in his water dish :shock: Thankfully he seems fine but now I'm paranoid that the lil bugger is going to drown himself when I'm not home.

Any ideas on safely watering this guy? Should I see if he's able to lick droplets and just set up a spot that I can mist daily for him to lick? If I find a REALLY shallow water bowl should he be OK? Maybe have it raised up a bit so he's less likely to flop into it?

 

[Riverside Reptiles]

You can put a piece of sponge in his water bowl. He can lick the sponge when he's thirsty but won't drown if he flips over on it.

 

[Hilde]

They don't drink much, so a very tiny plastic lid would work. I use 1" diameter lids for single leos, and 1.75" dia glazed clay saucers for groups. There won't be enoug water in there to drown a leo, unless it falls in there nose first covering the nostrils and stays there for a few minutes.