what kind of drinking water?

[95zclx]

what do you give your snakes?

i have a whole house filter system (softener) and an RO system.

i gave it the RO water so far.

is it ok? i also have regular tap water.

thanks, JFA

 

[jlindp]

I give all mine filtered water since I don't know the level of contaminants in my water. I'm sure they're not high enough to do any harm, but I'd rather be safe than sorry. I think this is especially true for hatchlings, since they're so small and even small levels of amounts of additives such as chlorine and fluoride might cause problems.

 

[jlindp]

First sentence should have read: "I give all mine filtered water since I don't know the level of contaminants in my TAP water." My bad. ;}

 

[RosieReal]

I just use tap water, It's fine.
If you wouldn't drink it then dont give it to your corns... Also avoid distilled water.

 

[AshleyShadows]

Tap here as well. Just think of all the filthy crap they'd take in while they're in the wild..won't nearly be as bad as the tap. We have 10 reptiles here (roommate's + mine), all drinking from tap...never a problem. Granted, I live in a city, so it is somewhat filtered. If you're tap comes straight from a well, I'd filter it first.

However, there's certainly no harm in filtered water so use what's convenient for you.

 

[ceduke]

Our tap water is too gross for me to drink, so I share my bottled water with my animals. I did a little research and it looks like my tap water should be fine, but it tastes wrong so I'm paranoid.

 

[Teddy Roosevelt]

I use tap water. I haven't researched what's in it, but I assume that drinking water meant for humans would have relatively few contaminants.

 

[Asbit]

Kathy Love will tell you that if you use tap water to leave it in an open container for 24 hours before giving it to your snake, as then the chlorine evaporates off and yes the chlorine can be harmful to your snake, esp when little hachlings. Floride can also be harmful. If you do not want to use tap water, spring water is the best choice because it has naturally occurring minerals that they would get in the wild and do need but distilled and filtered water removes those minerals.

 

[Mr.Pohada]

I leave my tap water sit for 24 hours and that is what I use..

 

[Mr.Pohada]

Kathy Love will tell you that if you use tap water to leave it in an open container for 24 hours before giving it to your snake, as then the chlorine evaporates off and yes the chlorine can be harmful to your snake, esp when little hatch-lings. Fluoride can also be harmful. If you do not want to use tap water, spring water is the best choice because it has naturally occurring minerals that they would get in the wild and do need but distilled and filtered water removes those minerals.

Great post this is what I do leave Tap water sit for 24 hours..

 

[knox]

Tap here as well. No waiting.

 

[95zclx]

ok, i'll start using tap water after sitting for 24 hours then...thanks!!

 

[yellowbellyhippy]

Sid has had tap all of his 2 years.

 

[bitsy]

All mine have tap water, but I usually add the proviso that if I wasn't happy to drink it, then I wouldn't give it to my snakes.

 

[knox]

All mine have tap water, but I usually add the proviso that if I wasn't happy to drink it, then I wouldn't give it to my snakes.

I understand this sentiment, but snakes drink water out of dirty stumps, streams filled with bacteria, stagnant ponds, and puddles on the forest floor.

I certainly wouldn't drink that water...

 

[wstphal]

Tap water, after sitting for 24h. I learned this from keeping tropical fish. In a pinch, fresh tap water, as I don't think doing without water is good for corn snakes.

 

[bfreewally1]

Tap water. If its good enough for people then surely its good enough for snakes..Even if you don`t drink it because of taste I don`t think your snake would know the difference. Look at where they drink from in the wild. Anywhere they can..

 

[bitsy]

but snakes drink water out of dirty stumps, streams filled with bacteria, stagnant ponds, and puddles on the forest floor.

Tap water can contain chemicals though - residues from old pipework and such, as well as occasionally concentrations of bacteria that means water has to be boiled before drinking. These are man-made hazards and not the sort of things you'd find in nature at all.

 

[bfreewally1]

tap water

If you feel that way.. then your snake shoud thank you. I haven`t heard or anybody dying from tap water yet... Yet alone a snake...

 

[Asbit]

Well put bitsy!