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meesh505
Snake Mite

United Kingdom
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Posted - 28/11/2010 :  00:21:03  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
This is something that dawned on me when I was watering my Venus fly seeds, I asked about water before to find out if tap water was harmful or ok to use, one opinion was that it had caused no harm to that persons snakes and that tap water was ok and more convenient!

I use a dehumidifier in my house and use this instead of bottled distilled water when watering my plants!
Would this water be ok for Shadow too?

If tap water is ok fine, but if distilled is better? id buy it, even better if its free :-)
Thanks

lotabob
Fully Grown Corn

United Kingdom
4334 Posts

Posted - 28/11/2010 :  00:30:15  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Not good at all will have all sorts of yuk in it.

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meesh505
Snake Mite

United Kingdom
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Posted - 28/11/2010 :  00:43:08  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Which one? Tap, distilled/bottled, or the stuff from my dehumidifier?

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lotabob
Fully Grown Corn

United Kingdom
4334 Posts

Posted - 28/11/2010 :  00:55:21  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Sorry the stuff from your dehumidifier. If you distil water under sterile conditions it will be perfectly clean but the dehumidifier is just condensing moisture out of the air, there will be dust, mould, fungus, bacteria, viruses (possibly) in that water. I wouldn't even water plants with it, I would want that water out of my house so it doesn't end up back in the air.

Anery Corn snake SPOT. Royal Python, DUKE. Hogg Island Boa, SANKE. Albino House Snake, HAL.
Harlequin Crested Gecko HARLEY
Albino Horned Frog WAKA
Chilean Rose Tarantula TRIXIE. Brazilian Salmon Pink Bird-eating Tarantula SAM. Orange Baboon Tarantula BORIS.
Giant Asian Forest Scorpion, SALLY.
Giant African Land Snails, SHELDON & MICHELLE.
Budwing Mantis, MAIA
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meesh505
Snake Mite

United Kingdom
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Posted - 28/11/2010 :  00:58:03  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Ah ok, best not give that to the plant then, do you give your snakes tap water?

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lotabob
Fully Grown Corn

United Kingdom
4334 Posts

Posted - 28/11/2010 :  01:00:46  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Yeah I change the water every day but its good old council pop (tap water).

Anery Corn snake SPOT. Royal Python, DUKE. Hogg Island Boa, SANKE. Albino House Snake, HAL.
Harlequin Crested Gecko HARLEY
Albino Horned Frog WAKA
Chilean Rose Tarantula TRIXIE. Brazilian Salmon Pink Bird-eating Tarantula SAM. Orange Baboon Tarantula BORIS.
Giant Asian Forest Scorpion, SALLY.
Giant African Land Snails, SHELDON & MICHELLE.
Budwing Mantis, MAIA
Dubia Roach Colony. Silkworm Colony. Mealworm Colony. Waxworm Colony. Fruit Beetle Colony.

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meesh505
Snake Mite

United Kingdom
45 Posts

Posted - 28/11/2010 :  01:04:34  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Me too, guess im freeking out, going on hol, have to leave Shadow in my sisters care! She beter not let me down! x

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lotabob
Fully Grown Corn

United Kingdom
4334 Posts

Posted - 28/11/2010 :  01:07:08  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Will be fine, realistically you could leave the water a couple of days so even if she forgets one of the days its not the end of the world.

(not that I'd recommend it but accidents happen)

Anery Corn snake SPOT. Royal Python, DUKE. Hogg Island Boa, SANKE. Albino House Snake, HAL.
Harlequin Crested Gecko HARLEY
Albino Horned Frog WAKA
Chilean Rose Tarantula TRIXIE. Brazilian Salmon Pink Bird-eating Tarantula SAM. Orange Baboon Tarantula BORIS.
Giant Asian Forest Scorpion, SALLY.
Giant African Land Snails, SHELDON & MICHELLE.
Budwing Mantis, MAIA
Dubia Roach Colony. Silkworm Colony. Mealworm Colony. Waxworm Colony. Fruit Beetle Colony.

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Edited by - lotabob on 28/11/2010 01:07:48
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meesh505
Snake Mite

United Kingdom
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Posted - 28/11/2010 :  01:12:34  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
More worried she looks the other way too long and he gets out lol. Im sure he'l be ok though, thanks, grateful of your time x

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lotabob
Fully Grown Corn

United Kingdom
4334 Posts

Posted - 28/11/2010 :  01:14:31  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Because she is looking after it for you she will probably be more attentive than you would be.

Anery Corn snake SPOT. Royal Python, DUKE. Hogg Island Boa, SANKE. Albino House Snake, HAL.
Harlequin Crested Gecko HARLEY
Albino Horned Frog WAKA
Chilean Rose Tarantula TRIXIE. Brazilian Salmon Pink Bird-eating Tarantula SAM. Orange Baboon Tarantula BORIS.
Giant Asian Forest Scorpion, SALLY.
Giant African Land Snails, SHELDON & MICHELLE.
Budwing Mantis, MAIA
Dubia Roach Colony. Silkworm Colony. Mealworm Colony. Waxworm Colony. Fruit Beetle Colony.

MY YOUTUBE CHANNEL http://www.youtube.com/user/alocheeky
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herriotfan
Fully Grown Corn

United Kingdom
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Posted - 28/11/2010 :  10:21:47  Show Profile  Click to see herriotfan's MSN Messenger address  Reply with Quote
I give mine tap water.


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