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Blackecho
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 Posted - 04/08/2008 : 15:00:44
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| i give mine boiled tap water thats been left out over night for the chlorine to evaperate |
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Leyrielton2
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United Kingdom
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Posted - 04/08/2008 : 15:36:27
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| i use tap water but i should really use bottled or boiled like lindsei because the water in Nottingham is hard. Would hard water harm Angelina? |
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Blackecho
The Corn Snake Admin
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Posted - 04/08/2008 : 15:43:31
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Boiled water won't make it less hard. Hardness is measured by the Ca & Mg present. I doubt that extra Calcium would be harmful, but don't take my word for it.
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Posted - 04/08/2008 : 16:03:34
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Posted - 04/08/2008 : 16:10:14
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| I use bottled, and will continue using it although I read somewhere that once your snake gets older they will be ok with tap water |
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Blackecho
The Corn Snake Admin
United Kingdom
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Posted - 04/08/2008 : 16:12:19
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Originally posted by moneymaker
Actually boiling water can reduce the hardness
By leaving the limescale in your kettle, I suppose that's true, although I doubt it would make that much difference. |
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Blackecho
The Corn Snake Admin
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Posted - 04/08/2008 : 16:13:35
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Originally posted by potter fan
I use bottled, and will continue using it although I read somewhere that once your snake gets older they will be ok with tap water
What do you think is the reason for people (or you) not using tap water? |
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Posted - 04/08/2008 : 16:29:50
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| I read that because its hard water it can somehow be harmful to your snake, sorry , my brain is like a sieve so can't remember exactly how it can harm them, but it was more when they are young, I have just chose to carry on using bottled because I am afraid the change could harm him somehow, but I think if your snake has always had tap water its what they are gonna be used to so should be ok. |
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Blackecho
The Corn Snake Admin
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Posted - 04/08/2008 : 16:32:54
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| I'm not saying you're wrong and obviously not all tap water is hard so one person's experience may be different to another's. |
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Posted - 04/08/2008 : 16:59:38
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Tap water contains chlorine which can be harmful to baby corn snakes, but also contains chloramine which cannot be removed by letting the water stand for 24 hours. So you would need a water conditioner to remove these as well as other chemicals, making the water safer to drink.
Bottled water is fine though, but to be honest I dont condition my water & use it from the tap with no problems. |
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dazb
The Corn Snake Moderator
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Posted - 04/08/2008 : 18:42:13
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| i have always used tap water straight from tap as i was not advised any diifferent. |
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Posted - 04/08/2008 : 19:03:03
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| i use tap water and so far Synyster is fine and hes dinky!!! |
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Blackecho
The Corn Snake Admin
United Kingdom
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Posted - 04/08/2008 : 19:23:23
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| I've never heard of a snake having problems with tap water but a lot of people seem to be really strong advocates of bottled water. |
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gingerpony
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Posted - 04/08/2008 : 19:44:06
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the snakes have tap water, the dog does, the cats do and so do I 
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Leyrielton2
Sub Adult
United Kingdom
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Posted - 04/08/2008 : 20:33:59
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| well i drink the tap water so if its good enough for me then Angelina can have it too |
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Blackecho
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Posted - 04/08/2008 : 20:47:08
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| Tap water here, |
 
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gingerpony
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Posted - 04/08/2008 : 20:57:44
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| does it fit with the North/South divide on BE's map? is it just us tight northerners that are on the tap water?? |
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Blackecho
The Corn Snake Admin
United Kingdom
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Posted - 04/08/2008 : 21:00:43
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| No, MM uses tap and he's loaded! - He keeps the whole ebay community afloat! |
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Posted - 04/08/2008 : 21:01:51
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| great, i'm in the minority, a big rasberry blown to you lot!!! I found where I read it and it said it can cause gastric problems in hatchlings because of it being so hard, but lets face it, the amount of warnings they give you when you are pregnant is laughable, everyone just likes to be cautious nowadays, even though he would be fine on tap water I wouldn't change it now, coz knowing my luck, something would happen and I would never forgive myself, he's my baby!!! LOL |
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