No, it has water in it. It's a running fountain/waterfall. It has just enough water to run, and it's full of pebbles. It helps with the humidity and gives him another option to drink. I have a reptifogger on a timer. It runs 30 minutes 4 times during the day. I also get him out to free range on the 5 foot tropical plants in the living room 2-3 times per week.