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 Posted - 13/01/2010 : 20:22:12
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| ive heard a few people say u should use bottled water but some say tap waters ok, i can see why you would use bottled because of all thepoopthats in tap water. what do you guys give? |
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Stumpy
Hatchling
United Kingdom
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Posted - 13/01/2010 : 20:24:08
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| I use Tap water, in the wild a snake drinks from any source it can find, therefore it should be able to cope with tap water. |
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eeji
The Morph Master
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SexyBear77
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
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Posted - 13/01/2010 : 20:28:36
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Bottle, tap water has heavy metals in it, can be very bad for reps. You can also but products such as Reptisafe which you add to the water.
I think that as a keeper you should provide the best possible stuff for your animal. |
9.11 Cornsnakes
1.1 Hogg island boas
1.0 Dwarf Burmese python
Location: Watford
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Posted - 13/01/2010 : 21:12:28
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| the finest yorkshire water....... via the kitchen tap. Good enough for me and my family so good enough for the pets. |
 
1.0.0 Hypo Corn - Syd
0.1.0 Normal Corn - Charley
1.0.0 Amel Corn - Shorty
0.1.0 Golden Retriver - Jinx |
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Blackecho
The Corn Snake Admin
United Kingdom
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Blackecho
The Corn Snake Admin
United Kingdom
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Posted - 13/01/2010 : 21:46:27
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Originally posted by SexyBear77
Bottle, tap water has heavy metals in it, can be very bad for reps.
Really? - Never in any water I've tested and its been my job for the past 10 years. In fact there are more tests and constraints on tap water than bottled spring water, which will have passed through rocks, soil etc containing many metals and toxins, but can be 'bottled at source'. |
 
www.theroyalpython.co.uk/forum
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Kehhlyr
ǝʞɐɔ sǝʌoן
United Kingdom
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Posted - 13/01/2010 : 22:02:10
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I use 'Avon Stock'.
It's the best water.  |
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SexyBear77
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
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Posted - 13/01/2010 : 22:31:02
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Zinc, lead, copper from pipes, fluorine, which can cause health problems, as well as chlorine. I don't like drinking tap water.
My earlier post was very badly written- I use the Reptisafe water conditioner I mentioned.
BE, I don't want to question your knowledge in any way. I just don't like taking the chance. |
9.11 Cornsnakes
1.1 Hogg island boas
1.0 Dwarf Burmese python
Location: Watford
Website- http://rassnakes.yolasite.com/ |
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Posted - 13/01/2010 : 22:37:13
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| Pre boiled, cooled in the fridge... mostly to avoid limescale build up as I live in a hard water area. |
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DannyBrown91
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
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Posted - 13/01/2010 : 22:39:57
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| I just use Tap Water for my casper. |
0.0.1 Ghost Corn - Casper
0.0.1 Diffused Corn - Reggie
0.0.1 Amel Corn - Candy A.K.A Baby
1.0 Commom BCI - Rocky
0.1 Japanese Akita - Sasha
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Paul Hume
Hatchling
United Kingdom
148 Posts |
Posted - 14/01/2010 : 00:06:56
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| Both of mine have tap water. |
Our House:
2 x Carolina Corns
1 x Snow Corn
1 x Amel Corn
1 x Royal Python |
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devilsmistress
Yearling
United Kingdom
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Posted - 14/01/2010 : 02:25:04
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Posted - 14/01/2010 : 02:26:59
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I use bottled for my snakes and for me as just like matts_mum i also live in a hard water area and i can get 4L of spring water for 20p BARGAIN  |
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kizzig
Yearling
United Kingdom
560 Posts |
Posted - 14/01/2010 : 12:15:07
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| We use Yorkshire tap water like Yorkshire Dan! |
Kizzig
Our ever growing menagerie:
1.0.0 Amel cornsnake (Ziggy)
0.1.0 Amel motley cornsnake (Kizzy)
1.0.0 Housegecko (Eric)
0.1.0 Chile Rose Tarantula (Daisy) RIP Double D, We'll miss you... xxx
1.0.0 Budgie (Oscar)
0.1.0 Cat (Sophie)
1.1.0 Red Eared Sliders (Sam 'n' Ella)
Assorted Fish - Harry, Artie, Kev and Ebi.
RIP Georgina the Housegecko  , Archie the Angelfish (17/09/09), and Daisy the Chile Rose Tarantula (19/11/2009)
   
   
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lucifer
The Corn Snake Moderator
United Kingdom
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Posted - 14/01/2010 : 12:19:23
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Filtered tap water.
Only reason really is that we fill it up and leave it out so its not so cold when my snakes get it.
But definitely no Yorkshire water used, I don't know where its been |
 
5.2.0 Cornsnakes: Lucien (Amel), Zero Kiryu (Blizzard), Aura (Butter Stripe), Montana (Normal), Edison (Lavender Stripe), Liberty (Hypo Lavender), Orlando (Anery)
2.0.0 Royals: Q & Little One
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Posted - 14/01/2010 : 13:47:08
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| Bottled water for my snakes and for my self to be honest. After all the water you drink from the tap is a mixture of fresh water and the water you flush the toilet with that then goes through different stages of filtration to become usable water again with things like flouride added to it. |
 
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Posted - 14/01/2010 : 14:14:23
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1.0.0 Amel, Steve
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MacSpud
Hatchling
United Kingdom
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Posted - 14/01/2010 : 16:22:41
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@Rich:
ALL water be it bottled or tap has been through a person/animal over the years, it's silly imo to mention toilets when the waters obviously checked for purity
There are plenty of concerns with bottled water. For example you don't know how long the waters been stored in the bottle and at what temperature before it reaches you.
People have a romantic notion of water being drawn from a babbling brook on a mountainside whereas the process more closely resembles an industrial plant. Remember a few years ago when Pierre water sales were temporarily suspend due to contamination? (benzene iirc) Again there was some research which showed there was more bacterial contamination in bottled water precisely because it hasn't been chlorinated.
Bottled water is a con and indeed bad for the environment re. carbon costs in transportation when people buy water shipped from around the world.
I personally drink tap water but invested in a cheap filter jug from argos purely to remove any residual chlorine/limescale from the water for the snake.
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Posted - 14/01/2010 : 16:48:41
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@Macspud
I take some of your points but their is a lot of evidence gathering that tap water containing chlorine and flouride can damage your brain cells over a period of time. I don't agree with you on bottled water being a con either. |
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SexyBear77
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
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Posted - 14/01/2010 : 16:50:52
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I don't like all this stuff about fluorine either, its sooo bad for you but it is in sooo much stuff!
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1.1 Hogg island boas
1.0 Dwarf Burmese python
Location: Watford
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