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what kind of drinking water?

95zclx said:
ok, i'll start using tap water after sitting for 24 hours then...thanks!!
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Chlorine WILL dissipate after 24 hours, but the majority of municipalities are now using chloramines as well which do not dissipate, regardless of how long the water stands open. Just an FYI. ;)
 
i give my snakes bottled water since i only got 2 snakes and it doesnt cost me alot.
but since someone on a plants forum told me about leaving tap water for 24hrs it should remove chlorince already, iv been thinking alot about switching. but i think i'll keep using the bottled one for now since it aint expensive
 
LBoz said:
Chlorine WILL dissipate after 24 hours, but the majority of municipalities are now using chloramines as well which do not dissipate, regardless of how long the water stands open. Just an FYI. ;)
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That I didn't know. I haven't kept fish for a while. Thanks for the info! I guess either I can not worry about chloramines or I can give my snakes bottled water! LOL.
 
I dechloramine/dechlorinate my fish water, but my snakes get tap water. It goes through a series of three filters, but it's still tap water, nonetheless. :)
 
RO/DI water is something I have tons of (owning a tropical fish store), and I would NEVER give it to my snakes. It is so acidic and soft, I'd feel like I was giving them vinegar. I give my snakes tap and I drink it. No chloramines in our municipal water, thankfully. I've toured the facility, and know the reservoir well. It's soft, neutral water with a little chlorine. It's fine. Quit looking at me like that!
 
elrojo said:
RO/DI water is something I have tons of (owning a tropical fish store), and I would NEVER give it to my snakes. It is so acidic and soft, I'd feel like I was giving them vinegar. I give my snakes tap and I drink it. No chloramines in our municipal water, thankfully. I've toured the facility, and know the reservoir well. It's soft, neutral water with a little chlorine. It's fine. Quit looking at me like that!
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LOL!

Mine isn't RO/DI (which is why I won't own salt) but it's filtered enough that it doesn't quite taste like a swimming pool. Our water table is in a limestone pit and filtered through more limestone. I could toss water in your face and knock you out, it's that hard. My cichlids love it. Would you use Prime for snake water?
 
I use tap but reptisafe it first- it dechlorinates it:) FYI on bottled water look up bisephenol A- i wouldn't drink bottled water or ever allow ANY of my animals to drink it.
 
LBoz said:
LOL!

Mine isn't RO/DI (which is why I won't own salt) but it's filtered enough that it doesn't quite taste like a swimming pool. Our water table is in a limestone pit and filtered through more limestone. I could toss water in your face and knock you out, it's that hard. My cichlids love it. Would you use Prime for snake water?
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I would try to find the dechlorinator that had the least amount of additives (aloe, E, etc.). The active ingredient in all is sodium thiosulfate. AFAIK, Genesis by API is the closest thing you can grab off the shelf at any pet shop. Or just let it sit overnight if the chlorine is that strong. MARS Fishcare makes a tap water purifier that isn't much for a reef tank, but should be fine for animal drinking water if chloramines and hardness are a problem.
 
so is the "soft" water ok? from the water softener?
and still let it sit for 24hours?
 
Most water softeners for home use replace calcium with sodium. I'd prefer hard water to that, provided there aren't other impurities of concern.
 
OK, thanks, i most likely will start using "hard" tap water after letting sit for 24 hours.

right meow i'm using RO water.
 
wow, dont know what happened to my reply...

anyway, i will most likely start using "hard" tap water after letting it sit for 24hours.

right now i use RO water.

thanks, JFA
 
bfreewally1 said:
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...
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Not to nitpick :p, but yes, lots of people have died from drinking water from the tap. However the culprit isn't the water itself, but contaminants that find their way into it, like cryptosporidia, etc. There was an outbreak of crypto in Milwaukee in 1993, almost half a million people became sick and over 100 people died (mostly old or young, or people with immuno deficiencies). Anyway, my apologies for the thread drift.
 
Pet stores sell special drops that are supposed to make tap water safe for reptiles, such as dechlorinating it and removing other additives. It's cheap, and you only use a drop per 8 oz of water.
 
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