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View Poll Results: What do you use to prepare your BP's water?

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  • ReptiSafe?

    21 12.00%
  • Some other dechlorinator?

    13 7.43%
  • Are you kidding? I drink it straight, why can't they?

    141 80.57%
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    Question ReptiSafe or not??

    I guess this is where I should post this... I thought about the General BP page but I think this would be better... Anyway, what do you guys use? If anything? Just a curiosity question... Thanks!!
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    Re: ReptiSafe or not??

    IMO, Reptisafe is a waste of money. If you are worried about chemicals in water, then either let tap water sit over night in a jug before use or do like I do for my cresteds, use bottle water. I use to let water sit in a jug over night for my snakes, but now they get tap water and have for a few years now, they are doing just fine.

    Yes I use bottled water for my cresties. I do it cause of our water here, which would leave water spots on my glass cages, for me it is more of a matter of convienence, no water spots on my glass cages, means less scrubbing for me later.
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    Re: ReptiSafe or not??

    the only herps that i have that get dechlorinated water are my red eyed tree frogs, because they are sensitive to the chlorine since they absorb the water directly through their skin. i either dechlorinate their water or let it sit for at least 24 hours before spraying/filling water dishes. other than that, it's straight out of the tap with no problems.
    - Emily


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    Re: ReptiSafe or not??

    I'm the 1 - yeah!

    I got reptisafe in a bulk deal with wipe out and wipe out II at a pet store by my house so I use it because i already have it so why not?
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    Re: ReptiSafe or not??

    We have incredibly hard water in my town, like 1000 ppm, would this affect my snake in any unhealthy way? I mean I drink the same water she does, but it really dries out my skin.
    "Wookies were slaves because the Empire couldn't tame Ewoks. You'd try to get them to do something, and they'd just bark at ya and throw a stick."

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    Re: ReptiSafe or not??

    When I was in Biloxi MS, the tap water smelled like sulfur and tasted as bad. Got a Brita Water filter, and it took the odor and taste right out. Might want to consider that as a good filtration method.

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    Re: ReptiSafe or not??

    I also got it in a pack when I first got my bp. Been using it ever since.
    I continue to use it because I have no problems and everything is well w/ my bp so what the heck.
    ~ Johanna ~ aka Jody

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    Re: ReptiSafe or not??

    I use well water for all my pets. It goes through a softener/filter thing, and has no odor or bad taste; it leaves deposits on things, though. I haven't run across a problem thus far.
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    Re: ReptiSafe or not??

    Quote Originally Posted by Ginevive
    I use well water for all my pets. It goes through a softener/filter thing, and has no odor or bad taste; it leaves deposits on things, though. I haven't run across a problem thus far.
    I remember living in Texas and having well water. I used to have to give my bunny bottled water for a while. -Sighs.- I miss him.

    But the tap water here is just fine so I've never had a problem with the kids.
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    Re: ReptiSafe or not??

    i used to use reptisafe but i found out that i didnt need it and the petstore just wanted more money so now i use the well water from our property.
    -marshall

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