Distilled water or regular bottled water?

[highqualityballz]

I didn't want to start a debate, I just wanted to know if someone preferred distilled over bottled I guess not. Tap water is not an option so I'll stick with clean pure bottled. Thanks

[wolfy-hound]

I have well water. Wouldn't give distilled nor bottled water to my pets. The amount of things like arsenic and lead are so teeny as to be unimportant. There's more naturally occurring "contaminates" in the air in a common home than would be in a serving of water.

And bottled water goes through a process similar to most tap water. It isn't someone dipping that bottle into a pure free flowing spring. It's pumped into a factory that runs it through filters and into holding tanks and finally into bottles. All those pipes and hoses and equipment? Same sort that is in most municipal water facilities.

I'm not saying you're WRONG to use bottled water. I'm saying you probably don't NEED to. But if you feel better giving bottled water, go for it. I used to drink from a hose, and even drank right out of the river, puddles and pools. I barely twitch and my head only falls off on rare occasions... lol.

I can't see that distilled water would be "bad", but I don't think it would be "good" either.

[OhhWatALoser]

There is also no water in the wild with added chlorine,arsenic and lead! Where do you think bottled water comes from?

Chlorine evaporates quickly, most would say it is a non issue and in a water bowl it is even more of a non issue, arsenic is higher in concentration in many natural waters than our drinking water, and if you have detectable lead in your water you have issues that need to be fixed.

[PitOnTheProwl]

Where do you think most bottled waters come from?
Tap here

[Jabberwocky Dragons]

I didn't want to start a debate, I just wanted to know if someone preferred distilled over bottled I guess not. Tap water is not an option so I'll stick with clean pure bottled. Thanks

Where do you think most bottled waters come from?
Tap here

This. A lot of or even most bottled water comes from a city municipal water system. It usually is tap water but may just be better than X city's tap water.

I'm with wolfy-hound on the well water . Ours tastes even better when a nearby city releases a 'boil water' advisory which of course came too late for their residents.

[highqualityballz]

Our bottled water Is actually bottled at the source from an underground natural aquifer. So this is not the case for all bottled water!

[PitOnTheProwl]

Our bottled water Is actually bottled at the source from an underground natural aquifer. So this is not the case for all bottled water!

What brand??

[frostysBP]

Good for you and your fancy pets....I know I would never pay for bottles of water for my snakes that I dump the water every other day...I would spend more on water than food if I did it that way...in the wild they drink water that wouldnt be safe for us to drink and They do just fine...all you are doing is pouring money down the drain..if thats what you chose so be it your wasted money not mine...but asking a question like u did will bring up a debate l...remember this is a public forum.

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[highqualityballz]

I wasn't trying to brag saying I use bottle water I just wasn't sure what people thought was best. I can't afford to buy bottled water just for them so the bottled water I give them is usually from bottles people don't finish and waste. Didn't mean any offense to any of my fellow BP keepers just was curious if anyone had any reason that distilled was better which I realize know is not the wise choice. We have a big family so sometimes someone opens a water and forgets about it for a few days and that's when I claim them for my bps lol.

[The Golem]

Good for you and your fancy pets....I know I would never pay for bottles of water for my snakes that I dump the water every other day...I would spend more on water than food if I did it that way...in the wild they drink water that wouldnt be safe for us to drink and They do just fine...all you are doing is pouring money down the drain..if thats what you chose so be it your wasted money not mine...but asking a question like u did will bring up a debate l...remember this is a public forum.

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I agree, I toss out the water in the bowl and put in fresh every day or two. The tap water in my building isn't great so I use a Brita filter for both me and the snake.

Sometimes when I've had him out and am returning him to the enclosure he'll put his head down and take a drink while I'm holding him. It's a nice feeling of trust that he's comfortable enough to do that.