A live aqueous animal container having:a) an insulated housingb) the insulated housing having an insulated base and insulated water tight walls forming a water-retaining volume having a maximum internal height within which water can be retained in the volume while the housing insulated base is seated on a flat surfacec) the insulated housing having an openable topd) at least one wall or the base having a port thereine) a hollow tube having a first end connected to the port and a second end connected to a water-submersible, electric fluid pumpf) the electric pump connected to a battery powering the electric pumpg) the insulated housing having a self-leveling water system that levels water in the water-retaining volume to a level at least 5% below the maximum internal height.
