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Basically i soaked my 2 girls last night in a tub..28quart. Like half full..thing is i didnt add repti -safe to water by accident and when i remembered they were in there for about 12-15 min...Could i have caused some problems with them being in untreated water ?? I feel bad and annoyed that i did tha..

Why are you soaking them to start with??
If you have low humidity you need to fix your husbandry issues.
Soaking will wash away the natural oils that help your snakes shed.

On the rare occasions I've had to bathe my snakes (usually because they became "artistic" with their poop) I've never added Repti-Safe or anything else to the water.

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Originally Posted by PitOnTheProwl

Why are you soaking them to start with??
If you have low humidity you need to fix your husbandry issues.
Soaking will wash away the natural oils that help your snakes shed.

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Honestly I haven't soaked any of my snakes in over a year..it's just been freakin hot here in LA lately so I decided to give them some water time

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Originally Posted by bcr229

On the rare occasions I've had to bathe my snakes (usually because they became "artistic" with their poop) I've never added Repti-Safe or anything else to the water.

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Oh u haven't?? I mean I add repti safe in their water bowls but just initially forgot before I put them in the water..but as long as they can't get sick or something

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Originally Posted by ballpython19

Honestly I haven't soaked any of my snakes in over a year..it's just been freakin hot here in LA lately so I decided to give them some water time

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It's always hot in AZ in the summer, but that doesn't change the temperature of where I keep my animals. Where do you keep your animals that you are worried about the outside temps being too hot for them?

I never add stuff to my water either.

I would worry if you're soaking them in a container "half full" of water. Usually you only want the water to be deep enough to soak, not swim.

Generally speaking, they don't need soaking if the enclosure has proper heat and humidity. soaking should be for poop-covered snakes or if you had a lousy shed and need to assist the pieces of shed off the snake.

I agree with the above. My weather doesn't affect my pythons, because they have climate-controlled enclosures.

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Originally Posted by Eric Alan

It's always hot in AZ in the summer, but that doesn't change the temperature of where I keep my animals. Where do you keep your animals that you are worried about the outside temps being too hot for them?

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I keep them in my room in racks..it's not that I was worried it's just really hot lately so my room is in the 90s so they don't really have a cool side lately so I figured I'd give them a little soak..like I mentioned I haven't soaked any of my guys in over a year

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Originally Posted by ballpython19

I keep them in my room in racks..it's not that I was worried it's just really hot lately so my room is in the 90s so they don't really have a cool side lately so I figured I'd give them a little soak..like I mentioned I haven't soaked any of my guys in over a year

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No A/C?

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Originally Posted by wolfy-hound

I never add stuff to my water either.

I would worry if you're soaking them in a container "half full" of water. Usually you only want the water to be deep enough to soak, not swim.

Generally speaking, they don't need soaking if the enclosure has proper heat and humidity. soaking should be for poop-covered snakes or if you had a lousy shed and need to assist the pieces of shed off the snake.

I agree with the above. My weather doesn't affect my pythons, because they have climate-controlled enclosures.

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Well not exactly half full it was enough to nearly cover their bodies they just kept their head above the water..but when I first put them in they did have their heads under shortly which is why I'm here asking if the un treated water would be harmful

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Originally Posted by Eric Alan

No A/C?

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Nope..broke in June and haven't been able to replace..but got my ceiling fan going for circulation

Install "Redneck AC" for the room during the hottest part of the day: small fan + several plastic bottles of water that have been frozen. Point the fan at the water bottles and blow the cool air across the room. We did this a few years ago during a summer power outage where our daytime highs topped 100*F. We had a generator but it wasn't power the HVAC, just the refrigerator/freezers, a few fans, the cell phone chargers, and some lights.

To soak or not to soak is a bit of a side issue and a fairly minor one most of the time.

As for the additives...there's no need for them at all. "Repti-safe" is completely unnecessary for either drinking or soaking. So your snakes should be absolutely fine. ;)

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Originally Posted by JLC

To soak or not to soak is a bit of a side issue and a fairly minor one most of the time.

As for the additives...there's no need for them at all. "Repti-safe" is completely unnecessary for either drinking or soaking. So your snakes should be absolutely fine. ;)

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Thanks u got to more of what I was asking..thanks for your help

Last time I checked there was no repti safe in the wild...never bought that crap...just some stuff box stores sell to make more money.and they fooled u

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Originally Posted by frostysBP

Last time I checked there was no repti safe in the wild...never bought that crap...just some stuff box stores sell to make more money.and they fooled u

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Last time I checked there were also mites, parasites, predators, natural disasters, and all sorts of other awesome things in the wild. Maybe I should be attempting to recreate these things in my snake room too! One of my biggest pet peeves is using "the wild" as primary justification for doing or not doing things like this in our private collections - especially when it comes to innane decisions about whether or not to use a simple product.

Also, last time I checked, ReptiSafe is made by ZooMed, not a big box store. You can find the stuff everywhere. While it may not be necessary in this instance, there is certainly a place for it in the hobby (which isn't to fleece one over on us, I assure you).

I know the big box stores dont make the product...but they sure try to sell the crap out of it along with shed ease.....I have been told so many time the only way to get full sheds was to use shed ease if thats the case I must be magical because I get good sheds all the time...oh wait its because my husbandry is right....lol... im not trying to argue with you eric you are a very valued member on here my main point is most pet stores will try and sell stuff that is not necessary at all in order to get more out of a sale.. especially to newer herpers

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It makes some difference. .if i dont add it to my spray bottle when i spray my pacmans they'll die..so it does something i was just asking

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Originally Posted by ballpython19

It makes some difference. .if i dont add it to my spray bottle when i spray my pacmans they'll die..so it does something i was just asking

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Pacman are not ball python...amphibians in general is way different.

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Originally Posted by ballpython19

It makes some difference. .if i dont add it to my spray bottle when i spray my pacmans they'll die..so it does something i was just asking

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Without any research, it sounds as if the product your describing simply removes the chlorine from the water. I added a similar product when I had fish and frogs.

You don't need that stuff for your snakes though, any safe to drink manicupal water will be fine.