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Old 01-19-18, 07:40 PM   #1
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Re: I am sure there are dozens of posts about this but I can't find any-WATER questio

Depending on where you live, most tap water in the U.S. is pretty safe. Though, I use either bottled water, or I use reptisafe, just as a precaution. If you drink the tap water, it's probably safe for your pet. Another way to dechlorinate water is just by leaving it sitting out in a gallon jug. This makes it easy, and if it's easy, why not just do it, just in case. Amphibians are much more sensitive to chlorine and other chemicals, and need the treatments to tap water regardless.
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Old 01-26-18, 07:16 PM   #2
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Re: I am sure there are dozens of posts about this but I can't find any-WATER questio

Ditto for me. Drinking water is w/ReptiSafe and I use distilled water to spray on substrate and enclosure walls.

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Depending on where you live, most tap water in the U.S. is pretty safe. Though, I use either bottled water, or I use reptisafe, just as a precaution. If you drink the tap water, it's probably safe for your pet. Another way to dechlorinate water is just by leaving it sitting out in a gallon jug. This makes it easy, and if it's easy, why not just do it, just in case. Amphibians are much more sensitive to chlorine and other chemicals, and need the treatments to tap water regardless.
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Old 01-27-18, 09:41 AM   #3
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Just a tip about distilled water, it's not really good for us either.
Great for misting if they won't be drinking the water, though.
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It's the only way I use it...misting the cage sides and soaking the substrate. I give bottled water via US Plastics wash bottles (with the bent cap tubes...like Al Covitz aka Viperkeeper), and I use tap water treated with ReptiSafe for the driking water and "bath/soaking" tubs.

I know about distilled water properties...if I don't drink it, my pets won't drink it.

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