Distilled water or regular bottled water?

The only time my pets get bottled or special water are

A.) They're fish, like bettas.

Or

B.) They're amphibians like fire belly toads and the tap water may harm them.

My snakes are fine drinking the same tap water I drink.

Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I337 using Tapatalk

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by PitOnTheProwl

What brand??

---

Guess its a secret................... :rofl::rofl::rofl:

It must be that special moon water..rofl

Sent from my A521L using Tapatalk

I like to feel the water first before I give it to them. If it's not wet, then I certainly don't want to give them THAT water....

I keep a bunch of empty sweet tea bottles around (I like those Arizona tea bottles, heavy duty plastic with a nice easy to grip handle) and fill them up with tap water that I use to top off water bowls in between cleanings. (I clean the water bowls at the same time I clean the tubs, about every two weeks or so, unless of course they get crapped in which is not an uncommon occurrence, then I replace them) However, sometimes I also use those bottles to mix up a dilute batch of chlorhexidine solution for cleaning. I know I've gotten those bottles mixed up in the past because I do remember a time of going around filling water bottles and wondering why the water in their bowls was a light blue color. The snakes still did just fine and went on to live a long and happy life. Heck, I've seen snakes drink from a pool of urine that was freshly squeezed out of the rat that they just ate. In fact I suspect that since they come from a dry grasslands type of area, it's probably pretty natural.

If giving your snakes bottled water makes you feel better, then by all means go ahead and do it. It's just really not necessary.

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by FluppleWott

The only time my pets get bottled or special water are

A.) They're fish, like bettas.

Or

B.) They're amphibians like fire belly toads and the tap water may harm them.

My snakes are fine drinking the same tap water I drink.

Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I337 using Tapatalk

---

I use tap water for everything. There are a lot of negatives, but there are also nutrients that are not present in distilled. For fish of course I use start right and pro clear because fish are pretty sensitive to high levels of chlorine. I used to waste my time filtering water and what not, but then thought to myself "What would they be drinking in the wild?". Could be worse.

In my opinion if you don't have overly contaminated, hard water I would just use tap.

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by frostysBP

Good for you and your fancy pets....I know I would never pay for bottles of water for my snakes that I dump the water every other day...I would spend more on water than food if I did it that way...in the wild they drink water that wouldnt be safe for us to drink and They do just fine...all you are doing is pouring money down the drain..if thats what you chose so be it your wasted money not mine...but asking a question like u did will bring up a debate l...remember this is a public forum.

Sent from my A521L using Tapatalk

---

Every once in a while a newb troll comes along with their one snake that knows everything. Remember a couple years ago the threads from one particular poster about keeping snakes in "tupperware"? They all go away eventually

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by PitOnTheProwl

Guess its a secret................... :rofl::rofl::rofl:

---

ever hear of fiji water? look it up there are tons of bottled at the source waters, but you probably wouldnt know cause your happy with you sink water!

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by Rorschach

Every once in a while a newb troll comes along with their one snake that knows everything. Remember a couple years ago the threads from one particular poster about keeping snakes in "tupperware"? They all go away eventually

---

why are all you guys so upset/mad? you realize im not the only one that feels bottled water is better right? I guess simple question on this site are frowned upon!

Ozarka makes the same claims.....
Yep I will stick with my filtered sink water. 👍👍

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by highqualityballz

I guess simple question on this site are frowned upon!

---

look at your post above the one you say this, see the irony?