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shaydstar
Snake Mite
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 Posted - 15/01/2011 : 18:25:47
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Hey guys I was wondering is it advisable to use rain water as supposed to treated tap water for the water bowl and to mist the tank? Thanks in advance  |
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sandi
Sub Adult
787 Posts |
Posted - 15/01/2011 : 18:55:28
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| With the amount of contamination possible in our atmosphere which could condense into our clouds i wouldnt bother. But, thats just my opinion! If you dont feel treated tap water is safe then by natural spring water instead. |
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shaydstar
Snake Mite
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Posted - 15/01/2011 : 18:57:41
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| well yea pollution was my thinking behind the question but then again its rain water they would live with in the wild |
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sandi
Sub Adult
787 Posts |
Posted - 15/01/2011 : 19:08:49
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| True but the wild royal is not indiginous to our british pollution levels. Also any captive bread snake doesnt have the immunity that they would have in the wild. |
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Royalbob
Royal Python Moderator
United Kingdom
1115 Posts |
Posted - 15/01/2011 : 20:28:29
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nok1888
Yearling
United Kingdom
314 Posts |
Posted - 15/01/2011 : 20:52:35
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| I use bottled water, the water here is chronic the amount of chemicals in it is a joke it tastes rank |
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Grunt
Hatchling
53 Posts |
Posted - 15/01/2011 : 20:55:50
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| Would tap water kill your snake? Council pop is ok for you to drink, so why not a serpent? |
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GMac
Grumpy scots admin
United Kingdom
1152 Posts |
Posted - 15/01/2011 : 20:56:00
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tap water, (but its good scottish tap water  ) |
 
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Posted - 15/01/2011 : 21:02:41
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Originally posted by Grunt
Would tap water kill your snake? Council pop is ok for you to drink, so why not a serpent?
LOL - council pop -thought it was only me that called it that lol!
If you draw tapwater off and leave it to rest for 24 hours, a lot of the chlorine/chemicals are said to leave it.
So I change water every 24/48 hours.
(And the minute I change it, Saffron emerges, tongue flicking. 'Want my chlorine fix, Lil ...') |
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Lotabob
Royal Python Moderator
United Kingdom
5008 Posts |
Posted - 15/01/2011 : 21:03:21
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| Tap water is the good stuff. If anyone heard about the water crisis in Belfast over xmas. I was without for over a week and my dog turned his nose up at bottled water, refused to drink it, had to get tap water from a friends in a bottle for him. If my dog approves of tap water then it must be good. |
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Posted - 15/01/2011 : 21:09:25
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Originally posted by Lotabob
Tap water is the good stuff. If anyone heard about the water crisis in Belfast over xmas. I was without for over a week and my dog turned his nose up at bottled water, refused to drink it, had to get tap water from a friends in a bottle for him. If my dog approves of tap water then it must be good.
omg were you in that? Commiserations! Must have been hell. |
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shaydstar
Snake Mite
3 Posts |
Posted - 15/01/2011 : 21:47:36
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| k i'll stick to the tap water cheers guys! |
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nok1888
Yearling
United Kingdom
314 Posts |
Posted - 16/01/2011 : 05:20:20
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Originally posted by GMac
tap water, (but its good scottish tap water )
Aye but as soon as you cross the border it goes downhill from there lol noticed it as soon as i moved down here  |
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ukglyn
Yearling
United Kingdom
109 Posts |
Posted - 18/01/2011 : 11:01:57
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| Yeah tap water for me to, its what they have been used to since hatching, if they were captive bread so no need to change now imo. |
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Blackecho
Royal Python Admin
United Kingdom
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Posted - 18/01/2011 : 11:44:59
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| Mine have tap water that has stood for a couple of days. |
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Kazerella
Royal Python Admin
United Kingdom
1196 Posts |
Posted - 18/01/2011 : 18:53:47
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I use rainwater with my axolotls and being amphibians you would think that they would feel the effects of contamination worse than a snake would, so it can't be that polluted.
Saying that though all my snakes do have tap water and I've never had any problems. |
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RAIN WATER?
