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Bottle or Tap???

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  • 07-16-2010, 01:21 PM
    tiny_tiger60978
    Bottle or Tap???
    Hey guys. Just wondering...do you put bottled water or tap water in your snake's water bowl? I use bottled water- didn't want to risk all the chemicals that usually come along with tap water...
  • 07-16-2010, 01:25 PM
    bsash
    Re: Bottle or Tap???
    Well, in my area we have pretty good tap water, so I use the tap water. If I lived somewhere where the tap water was not that great, I would use filtered or bottled water.
  • 07-16-2010, 01:51 PM
    ballpythonluvr
    Re: Bottle or Tap???
    I have very hard water where I live so I have the Brita Filter and I give my snake water from the filter.
  • 07-16-2010, 01:54 PM
    tsdsbd
    Re: Bottle or Tap???
    i use tap, the water isnt wonderful, but it is drinkable.
  • 07-16-2010, 02:05 PM
    Brstin2flames
    Re: Bottle or Tap???
    I use tap water and my water is very hard. I've been thinking about whether it might be bad for my snake or not... I mean, its drinkable, doesnt have a horrible taste or anything but just pretty hard. Does anyone have input on if its ok to use hard tap water?

    I have a Brita pitcher that we keep in the fridge, I could use that but the water is obviously cold and I didnt know if it was ok to fill the snakes bowl with very cold water.
  • 07-16-2010, 02:09 PM
    jonesy72
    Re: Bottle or Tap???
    i have a R/o in our house ..so i use that . we do have decent tap .just personal pref i guess.. if you where thinking of buying water.. i have found at some car washes have r/o drinking water for sale or even the food store. prob
    has the water station ..the car was cost wash 3 bucks for 5gals ..:8:
  • 07-16-2010, 02:19 PM
    jfreels
    Re: Bottle or Tap???
    Tap, for everything.
  • 07-16-2010, 02:24 PM
    Pip
    Re: Bottle or Tap???
    If you're worried about the chlorine and fluoride in tap water... Just fill a pitcher and let it sit for 24 hrs. All of that will evaporate.

    (I use tap water)
  • 07-16-2010, 05:14 PM
    55Ballin
    Re: Bottle or Tap???
    I use tap water. I mean if the snake can eat uncooked rodents without getting sick, I'm sure it can handle drinking-safe tap water.
  • 07-16-2010, 05:25 PM
    tiny_tiger60978
    Re: Bottle or Tap???
    "If you're worried about the chlorine and fluoride in tap water... Just fill a pitcher and let it sit for 24 hrs. All of that will evaporate."

    Pretty sure it's bad to leave it out...not only will the Cl and F not evaporate (think of salt water, only the water evaporates leaving the salt behind - even if it was dissolved) plus mold spores/dust could get in the sitting water.

    I used distilled water (you can get a gallon of it for like $0.50 at walmart) just in case cuz I have really hard water too. I was just too worried about what all the chemicals could do. I mean, too much chlorine could be bad for humans even...
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