**Stupid question I need to ask**

[Jessica Loesch]

Yes you can.

And as a sidenote, letting water "sit" may remove chlorine, but if you have chloramine in your water, it will not evaporate.

I don't see why it's important though, I didn't realize it would harm the snake.

[dr del]

Hi,

Just to add.

If you are going to use multiple heat pads on the same thermostat they either need to be the same wattage or you need a dimmer inline so you can balance the temperature.

Same voltage on different wattage heatmats gives different temps.


dr del

[Skiploder]

Yes you can.

And as a sidenote, letting water "sit" may remove chlorine, but if you have chloramine in your water, it will not evaporate.

I don't see why it's important though, I didn't realize it would harm the snake.

Chlorine evaporates fast - in less than ten minutes.

Either way, at normal drinking water levels, it won't harm your snake.

[Jessica Loesch]

That's what I thought Skiploder, thanks for clearing that up .... I know a lot about water and the stuff they put in it because I have been into the fish hobby, but I wasn't 100% sure if it mattered for snakes. Figured no, but now I feel even better.

[fluffpuffgerbil]

So you can use distilled or just drinking/sink water. My bearded dragon drinks/absorbs tub water and he's as happy as a horse. I know that they're different than snakes, but they're both reptiles. I figured it wouldn't hurt them. But with the frogs I kept, I had to use distilled. Frogs are a lot more sensitive to chemicals than reptiles are.

[kitedemon]

Distilled theoretically isn't great to drink osmosis and all. Practically speaking however I'd expect that there is enough elements leaching from the bowl to neutralize osmosis. I just use tap water that has been boiled in my kettle. I however completely sanitize every bowl every 3-5 days.

[spitzu]

We just run them through a spare dishwasher once a week.

[fluffpuffgerbil]

(.... Is it bad we don't have another dishwasher for lizards stuff? We wash our lizard's dishes with ours since we've had them... Five years with the gecko, nearly 1 year with my beardie and we've never gotten sick.
Is a separate dishwasher really necessary?)

[Foschi Exotic Serpents]

Dishwashers should sanitize everything anyway so I don't think it matters. I've washed my snakes bowls in mine with white vinegar before and never had a problem.

[Maixx]

I change my water and clean the water bowls every 2-3 days, at temps appropriate for a bp, water grows bacteria and other funk very fast.


(Cut/paste right off the care sheet)
WATER
Your BP should have a readily available supply of fresh water at all times. When possible use a relatively weighted bowl or dish to prevent it from being overturned. Ball pythons are not often known for soaking in their water sources so an oversized container is not necessary unless needed as a means for maintaining adequate humidity. Often snakes who do enter their water supplies for the occasional soak will also defecate in it –so be prepared to clean and replace as needed. It is recommended the water be replaced (not just “topped off”) and the dish cleaned while doing so every few days at a minimum. Bottled water or special additives are not necessary.