Sponges were common advice back in the early days of T keeping (70s and 80s). As such many Pet store's still reccomend them. Some pet stores will even tell you that a T cannot drink from an open water source and need to have a sponge in order to drink (where are the sponges in nature?). LOL

The only reason for using a sponge is so crickets don't drown in the waterdish. Crickets are stupid and if not eaten right away will usually find themselves there. The sponge gives them an out so they don't drown. The problem with sponges is they harbor bacteria and are just overall unhealthy. How you you provide clean fresh water to your T is you reuse the same nasty sponge?

The best thing to do is offer a waterdish with a piece of rock in it. This allows crickets to have a ramp to climb out on.
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