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Paint may contain lead and / or other undesirables. Don't mean to be a downer, but... Hey, can you cover and seal with plastic? Since most CP's end up in plastic containers...
I would try "painting" it or rather coating it in a two part epoxy. You can get like say a one hour two part epoxy that way you have an hour to work with it. Once its dry its non toxic and is basically plastic.
Don't know if you want to go to this much trouble, but you can get "Liquid PVC" somewhere on the Internet. It is a 2 part mix like epoxy but it is more of a liquid. It hardens pretty fast (2-2.5 min.) but after it hardens its just like white PVC pipe.
concrete, depending on what type it is, might be safe if it was washed with some acid first to clean and cure it. Mot concretes are made with an anti-fungal agent which is bad for frogs and the like. I do sell at my site some vivarium mortar what was actually designed for herps. It's great, dries hard and if you use it to hold stones or rocks, it's awesome! i've used it to build water features and such for a while and not one issue. no leaching at all. i have used it also to fix water flow issues while the water was running, bold great underwater. it's called vivarium mortar.
A tube of clear silicone can be spread thinly over concrete and is Cheap Cheap Cheap. Also non toxic once cured and will last much longer than any paint including epoxy in moist environments.
This is surest and cheapest way to seal concrete and clay pots.
Make sure it is extremely dry, warm from setting in the sun and brush at least two coats of melted canning wax over it, including the bottom. It will absorb a surprisingly large amount of wax.
Soak in HOT water to drive off any excess hydrocarbons (they will float to the top in the form of an oily film) and let it bake in the sun for a few days.
The color and texture will not change.
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