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11-01-13, 09:28 AM
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Tap water once in a while....good or bad?
Is it okay for snakes to drink tap water(I'm assuming that it's not too good because of the chemicals/minerals) once in a while you soak them in a bath?
I don't normally bathe my snakes but my GTP hasn't made a bowel movement in a long time so I thought I'd give it a go. She took a pretty long drink, and was wondering if it's okay for her.
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11-01-13, 09:31 AM
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Re: Tap water once in a while....good or bad?
mines been drinking tap for about 4 years, no harm done... some people may thnk different though.
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11-01-13, 09:36 AM
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Re: Tap water once in a while....good or bad?
My ball python has been drinking tap water for 7 years, my boa constrictor for 2, and my garter snake is drinking tap water. Another words, the entire time I've had them all. I haven't had any problems with it all.
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11-01-13, 09:46 AM
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Re: Tap water once in a while....good or bad?
Other tthen my amphibians, all my animals drink tap as well.
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11-01-13, 09:53 AM
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Re: Tap water once in a while....good or bad?
Is tap from the bathroom faucet/bathtub the same as the one that comes out of your kitchen sink?(don't know much about plumbing).
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11-01-13, 09:57 AM
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Re: Tap water once in a while....good or bad?
Yes. And i've used it for the last five years, no issue. It's fish you should be worried about with tap water.
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11-01-13, 09:58 AM
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Re: Tap water once in a while....good or bad?
Tap for the last 20 years. Yes, all the water in your house comes from the same place.
Fish and Amphibians are the only ones you need to worry about. And remember, Chlorine evaporates pretty quickly out of the water - so relax and enjoy the simplicity of that indoor plumbing :-)
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11-01-13, 10:20 AM
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Re: Tap water once in a while....good or bad?
Tap water is different in each town or well so it is really dependent on the quality of water. In my town the water is very hard and I've had problems with animals drinking it. A simple filter pitcher does the trick though. I use Brita and the animals have been fine since.
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11-01-13, 10:26 AM
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Re: Tap water once in a while....good or bad?
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Originally Posted by Zoo Nanny
Tap water is different in each town or well so it is really dependent on the quality of water. In my town the water is very hard and I've had problems with animals drinking it. A simple filter pitcher does the trick though. I use Brita and the animals have been fine since.
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Wise words. I hadn't thought about that aspect of it.
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11-01-13, 11:19 AM
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Re: Tap water once in a while....good or bad?
cesspool jungle puddle with bacteria, protozoa, parasites, dirt, etc compared to city water meant to be ingested by vertebrates with an impermeable integument....
hard choices 
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11-01-13, 11:40 AM
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Re: Tap water once in a while....good or bad?
As long as there is no fluoride in the water and you can't taste chlorine in it , tap is fine.
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11-01-13, 11:44 AM
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Re: Tap water once in a while....good or bad?
Tap water is the only source of water my snakes get and they're doing fine.
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11-01-13, 11:52 AM
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Re: Tap water once in a while....good or bad?
I use tap water for all my snakes and always have. Amphibians, on the other hand, shouldn't be given tap water IMO, it's too risky.
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11-01-13, 11:59 AM
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Re: Tap water once in a while....good or bad?
Thanks for clearing that up guys, however I am confused. How can it be okay to ingest tap water(reptiles), but not absorb it through the skin(amphibians)?
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11-01-13, 12:05 PM
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Re: Tap water once in a while....good or bad?
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Originally Posted by Mikoh4792
Thanks for clearing that up guys, however I am confused. How can it be okay to ingest tap water(reptiles), but not absorb it through the skin(amphibians)?
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Frogs breath through their skin. All the chlorine and other stuff in tap water blocks off the oxygen.
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