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| darrkang3l |
Posted - 22/04/2012 : 00:56:46
so i want to know how you lot give your reptiles water as in..
from the tap?
bottled water?
sterilized?
using some sort of water drops?
just out of curiosity because i would like to know im doing it a safe way or safer if possible! thanks! |
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| Isoldael |
Posted - 22/08/2012 : 18:28:24
Tap water, our dutch tap water is of legendary quality ^^ |
| Moppet |
Posted - 22/08/2012 : 16:40:03
Tap water for mine too. Although I have given them bottled water a couple of times when I have had some open. |
| Connies dad |
Posted - 22/08/2012 : 13:30:32
Mine get the cheapest bottled water I can find, only because I live in a very hard water area, and I'm never organised enough to boil and cool it.
Re: how often, I was away last week and got a neighbour to come in every couple of days to change the water on the snakes and feed the gecko, they were fine, so I would say whilst every day is ideal 2 or 3 days isn't going to do any harm. |
| Auld Baldy |
Posted - 22/08/2012 : 13:22:48
Mine are a posh lot and demand chilled Perriere served daily in a crystal chalice. 
Good old Scottish tap water is what I actually put in the bottle. 
Freddiesmum, 3 days would be OK but if you can arrange a check so much the better. Sometimes the snake will poop in the water dish and it should be cleaned immediately. Makes for easy cleaning of the viv tho.  |
| NexivRed |
Posted - 22/08/2012 : 12:55:44
Freddiesmum, I think it would be safe, but it just might be a bit stale. |
| viraleye |
Posted - 22/08/2012 : 12:39:15
Tap water too |
| Freddiesmum |
Posted - 22/08/2012 : 12:34:13
Tap. Would be good to know how often everyone changes. I do every day at the moment, however i will be away for 3 days and wondering if it would be ok to leave this long? I'd rather not, will probably get someone to pop in a couple of times to change it. But would it be safe? |
| NexivRed |
Posted - 22/08/2012 : 12:26:38
Tap for us. We don't have very hard water, not like our old place.
When does everyone change here? Every day? Every few? |
| Jono2411 |
Posted - 22/08/2012 : 10:53:51
I use bottled water, but thats only because I have some at hand for misting the gecko... :) |
| claire_daz |
Posted - 24/04/2012 : 08:44:09
tap for mine and a weekly bath in a big tub midegt did not really like his first swin (last night) but sissle nearly drank all the water |
| mikeyd_26 |
Posted - 23/04/2012 : 01:07:28
for the 1st year i used bottled water (short life span) only, but realised tap water is just as good after a bit of research.
some people boil there water 1st, which does get rid of chemicals but shortens the life of the water (not a problem if
ur changing every day though, which is good husbandry) |
| sue2012 |
Posted - 23/04/2012 : 00:46:41
tap water changed every day |
| Dancross0 |
Posted - 22/04/2012 : 23:08:01
Mine get council pop... |
| Spreebok |
Posted - 22/04/2012 : 22:33:42
Tap, and noones exploded yet :) |
| Sta~ple |
Posted - 22/04/2012 : 21:07:24
I use tap, if it's fine for me I'm sure it's good enough for my snakes. |
| Lili |
Posted - 22/04/2012 : 20:08:20
I use tap water too, it's nice to hear so many other people do. a couple of sources told me anything other than bottled would lead to instant snake death but I'd already started her on tap water so it seemed silly to change |
| kev 5 |
Posted - 22/04/2012 : 18:06:03
straight from the tap to,never had any problems |
| Lozzy |
Posted - 22/04/2012 : 18:05:52
tap water :) |
| NiallP |
Posted - 22/04/2012 : 17:56:04
Tap water, unless I have a bottle of water open, then I decide to treat her ;) |
| darrkang3l |
Posted - 22/04/2012 : 13:39:59
Thanks guys i just use tap water too. tbh ive never had a problem drinking the tapwater here.. tastes pretty good! i just wondered if bottled was better! but alot of you use tap water so. i guess thats okay! :D |
