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**Stupid question I need to ask**
What does it mean to 'top off' water? I see people talkign about it and it's driving me crazy because I don't know what it means.
And how often should I change water? Is it best to give and mist them with distilled water? Or is our fridge water fine?
Last edited by fluffpuffgerbil; 07-30-2011 at 04:25 AM.
Herps:
2.2.0.2 Crested Geckos(Dagger, Boga, Kess, Beast, Maka, eggs)(With more eggs on the way from Dagger and Kess!) 1.1 Bearded dragons(Scou, Rizat) 0.1 Normal Ball Pythons(Kallista)
0.1 gargoyle gecko(Rory/Freckles)
Other family members in the house:
0.1 Alaskan Husky(Alaska), 1.2 indoor cats(Boots, Rocket, Fable), 0.1 outdoor cat(Slinky)
1.1 Parents, 0.2 sisters(1 older, 1 younger)
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I clean my bowls every few weeks and top off daily. Evaporation and drinking lower them a bit so I add water when I notice the bowls lower. I use sink water that's been sitting in my heated snake room. That allows it it sit and dechlorinate. I also like to add room temp water at 80 degrees in my case. When in shed I move my water bowls over the Flexwatt so the humidity is raised. That results in needing to top off more frequently.
Regards,
B
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Re: **Stupid question I need to ask**
So the water you have isn't cold either I see. ;3 Distilled is fine though, right? It's not that expensive and I already have a couple gallons... I use it for my gecko.
So topping it off it just adding more? Thanks for answering. :3 I just didn't know what that meant.
You only clean every few weeks? I've heard every other day, or once a couple weeks, ect... I guess it changes with almost everyone though.
Herps:
2.2.0.2 Crested Geckos(Dagger, Boga, Kess, Beast, Maka, eggs)(With more eggs on the way from Dagger and Kess!) 1.1 Bearded dragons(Scou, Rizat) 0.1 Normal Ball Pythons(Kallista)
0.1 gargoyle gecko(Rory/Freckles)
Other family members in the house:
0.1 Alaskan Husky(Alaska), 1.2 indoor cats(Boots, Rocket, Fable), 0.1 outdoor cat(Slinky)
1.1 Parents, 0.2 sisters(1 older, 1 younger)
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I wash the snake bowls every couple of weeks. The rest of the time, I check the bowls and top them off from a jug of tap water I keep next to the snake rack. The het pied and Darthie are the exceptions--I end up washing theirs every few days because they like to crap in them.
"Why I Have Grey Hair," the story of my life:
The cast: 0.1 het pied, Minnie, "Heartless." 0.1 pied, Dorothy, "The Girl Next Door." 0.1 mojave, Lily, "Stuck Up Little Princess." 0.1 pastel yb, Marilyn, "The Bombshell." 0.1 normal, Miss Maenad, "Femme Fatale." 1.0 dinker, Darth Jackass, "Scum of the Earth." 1.0 piebald, Mickey, "A Really Nice Guy." 1.0 jigsaw, Kaa, "The Young Dude." 0.1 cinnamon, Hera, "If Looks Could Kill" 0.1 pastel, Luna, "If It Moves, Eat It"
Recently joined by Badger and Honey, 1.1 spotnoses.
...and an ever-changing host of supporting actors and actresses: rat and ASF.
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Let me clarify my previous statement. I clean them if there are any floaters, substrate, urates, fecal material, rat hair, etc in the bowl as soon as I find it. I'm in my reptile room at a minimum of 3 times daily just to check things out and clean. I don't however deep clean a water bowl except every few weeks.
Regards,
B
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Re: **Stupid question I need to ask**
Ah, I see. So every couple weeks for cleaning is fine unless they go potty in them .XD
Thanks for the replies!
Herps:
2.2.0.2 Crested Geckos(Dagger, Boga, Kess, Beast, Maka, eggs)(With more eggs on the way from Dagger and Kess!) 1.1 Bearded dragons(Scou, Rizat) 0.1 Normal Ball Pythons(Kallista)
0.1 gargoyle gecko(Rory/Freckles)
Other family members in the house:
0.1 Alaskan Husky(Alaska), 1.2 indoor cats(Boots, Rocket, Fable), 0.1 outdoor cat(Slinky)
1.1 Parents, 0.2 sisters(1 older, 1 younger)
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Re: **Stupid question I need to ask**
 Originally Posted by Simple Man
Let me clarify my previous statement. I clean them if there are any floaters, substrate, urates, fecal material, rat hair, etc in the bowl as soon as I find it. I'm in my reptile room at a minimum of 3 times daily just to check things out and clean. I don't however deep clean a water bowl except every few weeks.
Regards,
B
Makes sense. :3 Thank you for clarifying.
Herps:
2.2.0.2 Crested Geckos(Dagger, Boga, Kess, Beast, Maka, eggs)(With more eggs on the way from Dagger and Kess!) 1.1 Bearded dragons(Scou, Rizat) 0.1 Normal Ball Pythons(Kallista)
0.1 gargoyle gecko(Rory/Freckles)
Other family members in the house:
0.1 Alaskan Husky(Alaska), 1.2 indoor cats(Boots, Rocket, Fable), 0.1 outdoor cat(Slinky)
1.1 Parents, 0.2 sisters(1 older, 1 younger)
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Pretty much any cooties in a snake's water bowl are going to come from the snake. The snake already has them. I go for keeping my snake's bowls visibly clean. I would feel fine with washing bowls every few weeks like Simple Man does. I've just got a routine that I superduper clean the snake tubs every couple of weeks and get the water bowls at the same time. That is dictated more by my personal schedule than need. When I get more snakes it will probably be adjusted.
I treat the water bowls like the rest of the cage. Visible mess or stink get immediate attention. The rest gets cleaned every couple of weeks and I wouldn't feel bad if it went longer.
"Why I Have Grey Hair," the story of my life:
The cast: 0.1 het pied, Minnie, "Heartless." 0.1 pied, Dorothy, "The Girl Next Door." 0.1 mojave, Lily, "Stuck Up Little Princess." 0.1 pastel yb, Marilyn, "The Bombshell." 0.1 normal, Miss Maenad, "Femme Fatale." 1.0 dinker, Darth Jackass, "Scum of the Earth." 1.0 piebald, Mickey, "A Really Nice Guy." 1.0 jigsaw, Kaa, "The Young Dude." 0.1 cinnamon, Hera, "If Looks Could Kill" 0.1 pastel, Luna, "If It Moves, Eat It"
Recently joined by Badger and Honey, 1.1 spotnoses.
...and an ever-changing host of supporting actors and actresses: rat and ASF.
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Re: **Stupid question I need to ask**
Sounds like you got a nice routine going. :3
I just want one snake for now, but I'm sure that I'll end up getting more. XD
I can power more than one heat pad with one thermostat by plugging a power strip into a thermostat and plugging multiple heat pads into it, right? I think I read/heard you could do that as long as the total watts stay under the maximum wattage?
Herps:
2.2.0.2 Crested Geckos(Dagger, Boga, Kess, Beast, Maka, eggs)(With more eggs on the way from Dagger and Kess!) 1.1 Bearded dragons(Scou, Rizat) 0.1 Normal Ball Pythons(Kallista)
0.1 gargoyle gecko(Rory/Freckles)
Other family members in the house:
0.1 Alaskan Husky(Alaska), 1.2 indoor cats(Boots, Rocket, Fable), 0.1 outdoor cat(Slinky)
1.1 Parents, 0.2 sisters(1 older, 1 younger)
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I haven't done it yet, but you can. Right now I have a rack on one thermostat and my cootie cage (isolation) is on another because it's separate.
"Why I Have Grey Hair," the story of my life:
The cast: 0.1 het pied, Minnie, "Heartless." 0.1 pied, Dorothy, "The Girl Next Door." 0.1 mojave, Lily, "Stuck Up Little Princess." 0.1 pastel yb, Marilyn, "The Bombshell." 0.1 normal, Miss Maenad, "Femme Fatale." 1.0 dinker, Darth Jackass, "Scum of the Earth." 1.0 piebald, Mickey, "A Really Nice Guy." 1.0 jigsaw, Kaa, "The Young Dude." 0.1 cinnamon, Hera, "If Looks Could Kill" 0.1 pastel, Luna, "If It Moves, Eat It"
Recently joined by Badger and Honey, 1.1 spotnoses.
...and an ever-changing host of supporting actors and actresses: rat and ASF.
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