Something Interesting For Boa Owners.

I don't really agree with this vet just through simple logic, if it were me, I would seek a second opinion with another qualified reptile vet.

I've heard every argument for and against distilled water. My idea is it's not a naturally occurring thing, so I see no reason to drink it.

RO water is good for salt water tanks.

Spring water? Tastes good I guess.

Bottled water is a hazard to our environment. Did you know almost half of the island of fiji is without clean water? (google it!)

I love me city water!

Well water, ick. Tastes like rotten eggs and copper.

Snakes drink all kinds of water in the wild, and I think there are less invasive or expensive ways of preventing a urate blockage.

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Originally Posted by blackcrystal22

Thanks a lot Jimi, if you have any more ideas let me know. Unfortunately my mother does not want to spend money on a filtration system or have one installed into the house, and right now it's much too cold to put the water out in the sun (snowing, negative 10+ with windchill) so I'm kind of at a loss at what to do.

It's very interesting to know that bigger breeders did in fact take things like that into consideration and had large scale filtration systems in use. Do you know if all of them would use filtration systems or if any had problems without them?

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I haven't heard of any problems like this at all. This is a first for me. I have however heard of bacteria and excess of minerals causing health issues...mostly contaminants found in the water though. It's hard to believe these beauties live in the wild without all these modern technologies, huh? lol.

As for the "filtration system"- you just need a water filter and ALL houses have them, or should. And if they don't, which would really baffle me, it's most likely 50 bucks in parts to install one using your current water pipes.

Home Water Filter

Then the filters, the really good ones, are usually good for 2-3 months-
Replacement Filters

Then you could use the sink filters that you can find at Walmart and filter the water yet more for less then 30 bucks-
Brita Faucet Filter

Leaving the bucket in the sun- just put it next to a window for a few hours if you want. It doesn't have to go outside... ;)