Chlorine in the Water

I just picked up my first BP today. He is georgeous. For the question. Can i use just regular Dechlorination liquid used for fish tanks or do i need a special kind. Also, should i use a certain type of water? I bought Distilled water from wally world. Thanks, Dustin

Plain old tap water all the way. Never use distilled water.

PS: did you get my loooooong PM?

i use tap water or bottled water what ever is closer to me at the time. never had issues with either. your BP will drink it rarely any how. ive only ever caught mine drinking after eating a few times. washing down the juciy fuzzies i feed him.

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I use bottled water

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Originally Posted by llovelace

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I use bottled water

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i use this more often then not, because of the cleanliness factor only. since im on well water. i dont think its necessary at all thought. unless your water is brown or something.

If you let tap water stand for 24 hours, any chlorine content will have gassed off by the time you need it.

Whatever my own water bottle has in it. If it's new and distilled, they get that. If it's filled with tap water, they get that.

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Originally Posted by Herpquest

If you let tap water stand for 24 hours, any chlorine content will have gassed off by the time you need it.

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Same thing I was about to say. Let the water sit for a while and you will be fine.

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Originally Posted by Oxylepy

Whatever my own water bottle has in it. If it's new and distilled, they get that. If it's filled with tap water, they get that.

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i generally drink from a cup :P

This might help you out:
http://www.ball-pythons.net/forums/s...istilled+water

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Originally Posted by JeffJ

i generally drink from a cup :P

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I generally drink from a gallon jug if it's water or a glass if it is tea :P

I go through about 2~3 gallons of water a day, drinking from a glass would just be... a massive waste of time.

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Originally Posted by Oxylepy

I generally drink from a gallon jug if it's water or a glass if it is tea :P

I go through about 2~3 gallons of water a day, drinking from a glass would just be... a massive waste of time.

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2 to 3 gallons a day??? I don't think that is normal D:

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Originally Posted by Kaorte

2 to 3 gallons a day??? I don't think that is normal D:

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Normal people mostly drink soft drinks ;)

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Originally Posted by Oxylepy

Normal people mostly drink soft drinks ;)

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I only drink water and juice, am I not normal? lol

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Normal people mostly drink soft drinks ;)

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yuck not me. i drink water, coffee, milk or natural juice not koolaid.

ive never been a softdrink fan.

Meh I like soft drinks as long as they have low to no carbonation left, haha. When I get any I will gradually get all the carbonation out and I look like I'm a loony while doing it. But yeah I have one every couple weeks or so.

I'm a big fan of tea, coffee, Monster Java, and hard liquor. But most of all I drink water. Lot of water, lot of fiber, little to no white flour, a recipe to keep your digestive system happy.

wow I took this topic off track:

If you live in a country with standards for the purity of the water and you are in a house that does not have lead pipes for your drinking water then you have no need to worry about bad things happening to your snakes if you give them tap water. And as a general rule of thumb most (non-distilled) bottled water is in fact tap water from some county (it will usually tell you where it is made on the bottle) and chances are their water is no cleaner than your own. In fact certain plastics will, over time, break down and get into the water that you are drinking. So if anything the water in your bottled water could be worse for you or your snake (I can't remember what kind of plastic) and even glass there could be cleaning chemicals in it. Lol. Either way humans and animals in human care have been living off these two kinds of water for ages, and the snake can stand it just as easily as you can.