Spring or tap water?

[meowmeowkazoo]

I use tap water, but I've been adding a product to remove chlorine. Do I not need to do this? I guess I'm kind of paranoid because I used to keep tropical fish, and when you're a fish person you obsess over water.

[CatandDiallo]

I don't use bottled water at all, ever. It's an epidemic in this dang continent.

So, my snakes get tap water.

[rabernet]

I've always used tap water.

[Alexandra V]

I use tap water for me, my snakes, my tarantulas, my cats and my bird. All of them are doing marvellously and never had any issues linked to drinking tap water.

[HighVoltageRoyals]

Tap here.

Although when my normal had shedding issues (just switched her over from tank to tub; hopefully that will fix her problems), i used the warm bottled water from the dispenser I have to soak her in. Don't ask me why...I really have no idea why I didn't just soak her in warm tap water.

[Salodin]

I am so confused as to why people baby their snakes so much lol; I mean cmon these animals survived millenia because they grab their prey and use their entire bodies to strangle the animal to death. You really think a minuscule amount of chlorine (that will evaporate within an hour) will do any harm to it? Snakes are hardcore man, they can have a showdown with a rat and just sit there going "COME AT ME BRO!".

tl;dr: I use tap water...lol

[JChristine23]

People write a lot of ignorant statements on this board not related to snakes. I feel the need to correct them.

Also I'm waiting to go off on someone who claims that voltage goes through something too.
You mean like the white calcium deposits your snake pees out?

http://ball-pythons.net/forums/showt...ghlight=weight

Seriously? You want to call me out? Weren't you just talking about how you only feed your male once or twice a month? (I added a link to the thread in case you forgot about it.) And you were wondering why it didn't weigh as much as it should and you are calling me ignorant?

Of course I'm ignorant about pythons. I just got my first bp ever about 2 weeks ago. I am not an expert so I spend time in the forum learning. You however don't really seem to care or listen to people that know more than you.

I know that snakes can handle calcium, but mine is excessively high. In case you miss understood what I'm saying ... when I say excessive, I mean that a doctor looked over the calcium levels in my water and told me not to give it to my children very much. Too much calcium is bad.

If I lived in a city I wouldn't have a problem with giving my snake tap water. But since my landlord doesn't take care of the well like he should, I just keep that spring water around. It's a freaking quarter for 3 gallons. For that price I'd say that it doesn't cost me so much that I can't afford to be safe rather than sorry.

p.s. I know the "the white stuff" is okay. I also happen to know that I should feed my snake 4 times a month. Those who live in glass houses should not throw stones.

Sorry for the rant, but I've had enough of this dude.

[piedplus]

That's dumb. The white stuff is harmless. It's hard water deposits, mostly calcium carbonate which is what egg/sea shells are made of and salt. Which are also in your bottled water.

Well excuse me for being dumb! At least I don't have to spend time scrubbing crap out of my BP's water dishes anymore. But you have a point. That half a penny I spend filling a water dish is likely to break me.

It must be diffucult living with such inferior people surrounding you. How did you get to be such a genious? Were you born with it, or did you have to study?

[nock]

http://ball-pythons.net/forums/showt...ghlight=weight

Seriously? You want to call me out? Weren't you just talking about how you only feed your male once or twice a month? (I added a link to the thread in case you forgot about it.) And you were wondering why it didn't weigh as much as it should and you are calling me ignorant?

Of course I'm ignorant about pythons. I just got my first bp ever about 2 weeks ago. I am not an expert so I spend time in the forum learning. You however don't really seem to care or listen to people that know more than you.

I know that snakes can handle calcium, but mine is excessively high. In case you miss understood what I'm saying ... when I say excessive, I mean that a doctor looked over the calcium levels in my water and told me not to give it to my children very much. Too much calcium is bad.

If I lived in a city I wouldn't have a problem with giving my snake tap water. But since my landlord doesn't take care of the well like he should, I just keep that spring water around. It's a freaking quarter for 3 gallons. For that price I'd say that it doesn't cost me so much that I can't afford to be safe rather than sorry.

p.s. I know the "the white stuff" is okay. I also happen to know that I should feed my snake 4 times a month. Those who live in glass houses should not throw stones.

Sorry for the rant, but I've had enough of this dude.

I'll tell you one thing, I'm smart enough to read an entire thread. Read the end of the thread and see what I said about feeding my snake more often.

I don't care how much bottled water costs it's still more of a drain on the environment than tap water, but do what you want. It doesn't bother me.

Yet I digress, did your doctor really tell you not to give your kids tap water because it has too much calcium in it? Did he tell you not to give them milk either? That has a lot of calcium. Soft drinks and Gatorade have a lot of sugar and other dissolved solids in them too might lead to a kidney stone. Only fresh distilled water, fresh organic fruits and vegetables, and organic free range meat for precious little Johnny.

By the way did you know if you only eat an organic vegan diet your poo no longer smells? It's true, try it some day.

Finally, I haven't been sorry. Mr. Snake is still alive and kicking, I'm about to try to feed him again since it's late and it's a picky eater. Pisses me the hell off when I have to waste a rat. But I'll get over it, like everyone should get over what someone says on a stupid forum.

[Foschi Exotic Serpents]

Why do you keep coming back to answer on threads? If this forum makes you so angry and you think it's so stupid then why come here at all? You constantly demean others, are rude, insulting, and childish. In my personal opinion, I don't think you're an adult yourself. You have far too much of an anger and personality issue. You seem to me to be a very well versed and intelligent adolescent to possibly late teen. At least I hope that's what you are.. If you're an adult, all I could do would be to laugh at you and shake my head.