what types of water can be used?

[chrid16371]

So I was looking through my mistking manual and seen the list of waters that can be used and then I started thinking what if the drinking water for my herps isn't safe. When I bought my first herp I bought the zoo med water purifying blue stuff and it said on it use with tap water so I thought I was all good. Now I'm worried that I'm not and beating myself up for not looking into one of the most important things to there survival. They show no signs of health issues so it must not be hurting them, I hope. I use tap water, not city tap water well water along with purifying with the zoo med stuff. Is this ok? Should I switch? What are my best options? I'm sure ro is the best but the systems are pricey. Would a Brita purifying system be good enough with my tap?

[Coluber42]

Somebody correct me if I'm wrong, but I suspect the most likely problem with some tap water and any kind of mister would be mineral build-up that would clog the works, even if there wasn't anything in the water that would hurt the animals. Tap water varies enormously; in some areas, shower heads get choked off with crud in a year even though the water is perfectly fine to drink, and in other areas you never have to worry about that.

Whether your tap water is safe for herps (or people) and whether it will damage misters (and pumps, hoses, showers, teakettles, etc) are two different things.

You don't live in Flint, MI, do you?

[chrid16371]

No I live in PA lol I planned on using distilled for the mistking but really don't know if my well water is ok. I'm pretty sure there's no chlorine at all.

[MarkS]

No I live in PA lol I planned on using distilled for the mistking but really don't know if my well water is ok. I'm pretty sure there's no chlorine at all.

If the water is okay for you to drink, it's okay for your snake to drink. The reason for the distilled water in the mistking is because otherwise the nozzles get clogged up with mineral deposits from whatever dissolved minerals you have in your drinking water, it doesn't have anything to do with how safe the water is to drink.

[lexanidubs09]

Haha this is something I've always kinda wondered about as well... I've used tap water in the past but ever since acquiring this new girl, I've been giving her bottled water

[LittleTreeGuy]

No I live in PA lol I planned on using distilled for the mistking but really don't know if my well water is ok. I'm pretty sure there's no chlorine at all.

Where you from in Pa?

[PitOnTheProwl]

If I drink it, they can too. LoL
Tap water here.

[chrid16371]

Where you from in Pa?

Youngsville. About an hr away from Erie.

I know the mistking water has nothing to do with how safe the water is. I just said something about the mistking bc that's how I came about thinking about drinking water for my herps. I wouldn't of said anything about it if I knew it was going to cause any confusion lol

[bks2100]

Like someone said, deposits in the mistking system. Nozzles I'd think would be the first to go, and they aren't really all that cheap, but nothing too bad. I'd worry more about the pump and just having to redo tubing (time spent).

[Slim]

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