Water for Critters & Reptiles
Water for Critters: Small Wildlife Watering Systems
Small wildlife and reptiles rely on accessible surface water, especially in dry environments where natural sources are limited or seasonal. Animals like rabbits, squirrels, chipmunks, raccoons, and skunks, along with lizards, snakes, turtles, and tortoises, all depend on reliable water sources to survive.
Recommend Water Systems for Critters:
These systems provide a mix ofwater storage and open access, allowing multiple small animals to drink safely while supporting long-term water availability.
Reptile Water Sources & Safe Access Systems
Reptiles require shallow, accessible water sources and safe entry and exit points. Species such as lizards, snakes, turtles, and tortoises rely on dependable water access, especially in desert and arid environments.
Recommended Water Systems for Reptiles
In-ground compatible systems
These systems allow reptiles to safely access water while minimizing risk, especially when installed at ground level.
Escape Ramps for Wildlife Safety
Escape ramps are a critical feature forwildlife water troughs and drinkers, providing smaller animals and reptiles a safe way out of the water.
Adding an escape ramp to a wildlife watering system helps prevent accidental drowning and makes water sources usable for a wider range of species — from small mammals to reptiles and birds.
Rainmaker Wildlife offers escape ramps designed to integrate with troughs and drinkers, improving safety while maintaining durability in harsh environments.
Mini Drinker II
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Best for: Birds, Bees, Critters
The Mini Drinker is designed to make water available for small animals, birds, bees, and even the occasional deer. Perfect for residential or light ranch use. It’s simple to connect, compact and low maintenance. The internal float-valve is protected from the elements and curious animals.
Drinker-8
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Best for: Deer, Bird, Critters
This Drinker-8 incorporates the same quality, durable features used in our larger Drinker-110 and Drinker-40. Its smaller footprint makes it cost-effective and simple to install. Perfect for connecting to a simple gravity feed storage tank or a plumbed water line. Suitable for deer and all small animals. It has a 8-gallon capacity and includes an integrated float-valve system that is securely located under the escape ramp to protect it from light freezes and curious animals.
Drinker-40
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Best for: Deer, Bird, Critters
This versatile drinker is smaller version of our popular Drinker-110. It has a 40 gallon capacity and includes an integrated float-valve system that is securely located under the escape ramp to protect it from light freezes and curious animals. Includes 8" inspection hatch.
Trough-250
Best for: Deer, Elk, Domestic Animals, and Bats
Connect this 8 ft trough to your existing plumbed water system, stock tank, or water collection system and provide additional access to water for wildlife, including larger animals such as deer and elk. Can be used for wildlife or domestic animals. Large enough runway for bats. Float-Valve is included and is protected under the escape ramp.
Drinker-110
Best for: All Animals, Deer, Elk
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The Drinker 110 can be installed in-ground or above ground. Ideal for deer, elk, upland bird and small animals. Connect to a water line and water level is maintained via the included float-valve. The access/escape ramp gives animals easy access to water and protects the float-valve from moderate freezing and curious animals.
Low-Pro 210 Gallon Guzzler
Best Use: Deer, Bird, and Small Animals
The Low-Pro guzzler provides a 210 gallon, above-ground water source for animals at a 16" height. It's perfect for placing in clearings or field where you would prefer to provide water that does not require an in-ground installation.
The drinking area for animals measures 15" x 32 and is 15" deep. Deer and medium-size animals can easily drink over the edge.
Dome-Top 300 Gallon Guzzler
Best for: Deer, Bird and Small Animals
The heavy-duty, ribbed sidewall construction of the DT-300 gives you the ability to install it either above-ground or in-ground. If you have rocky soil and don’t want to excavate, this is a good choice.
Walk-In Drinker - Large Capacity
This walk-in style drinker is designed to be used with large capacity storage tanks and collection roof system to create a 5,000 - 20,000 gallon system. All large and small animals can access water via steps or ramp. Approx. 5 ft x 8 ft and 4 feet deep.
Drinker-310 Large Capacity
Best Use: All Animals. Scalable Capacity System
The Drinker-310 is a walk-in style drinker that draws off a storage tank. Can be used with a float-valve or as part of a "equilibrium system" without a float-valve. Sturdy, reinforced steps and ramp will accommodate elk, deer, bighorn sheep, as well as critters.
This drinker can be installed above-ground or in-ground. A heavy-duty galvanized belly frame provides extra stiffness.
Full-Ramp 500 Gallon Guzzler
Best Use: Quail, Grouse, Pheasant
The Full-Ramp Guzzler is a good choice for quail, grouse, and pheasant. The extra wide, 26 degree ramp is designed to give upland birds easy access in and out of the drinker. If you want to specifically provide water to upland bird, this model guzzler provides the greatest benefit.
Dome-Top 500 Gallon Guzzler
Best Use: Deer, Bird and Small Animals
Make water available at ground level to both deer and small animals with our Dome-Top Guzzler. Deer can drink directly from the open trough, and the built-in ramp gives small animals and birds easy access in and out of the guzzler. For Installation in-ground.
Dome-Top 650 Gallon Guzzler
Best Use: All Animals. Scalable Capacity System
The DT-650 guzzler is a new larger capacity, 650 gallon water source that can be installed above-ground, without excavation, or in-ground.
The drinking area measures 28” x 50” and is sized to accommodate the racks of larger deer or elk. A deck height of 22” allows larger animals to easily drink over the edge. Built-in escape ramp.
Wildlife Escape Ramps
Small animals will venture into livestock water troughs in their search for water. Unless these critters have a way to safely exit, it’s very common for them to drown inside the tank. The result is polluted drinking water for livestock and an unnecessary death toll on small animals. Our wildlife escape ramps provide an easy exit out of troughs for all trapped animals. Complies with guidelines for use within NRCS and wildlife programs.
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