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VenomousReptiles.org : Experts : chlorine and reptiles Help 1-7 of 7 messages   Page 1 of 1   chlorine and reptiles Reply by bush_viper17 on October 28, 2004 Mail this to a friend! Hi everyone. Is it o.k. to use tap water for your reptiles? For example:water bowl,swimming area for snakes turtles and crocodilians,etc. If it isnt safe what are some alternatives? I have a spring beside my house that I occasionally use, but it is alot of work to fill up buckets with water and bringing them back to my house since I clean the water every other day. Thank you,,,,,Jeremy.   RE: chlorine and reptiles Reply by Phobos on October 28, 2004 Mail this to a friend! Hi Jeremy: If you can drink it they can too. The only animals I WOULD NOT put in tap water are Amphibians. Al   RE: chlorine and reptiles Reply by bush_viper17 on October 28, 2004 Mail this to a friend! Thanks Al.   RE: chlorine and reptiles Reply by paleoherp on October 29, 2004 Mail this to a friend! Some people who keep terripins do de-chlorinate the water even though it is nt needed it does keep bacteria levals down , SHAUN   RE: chlorine and reptiles Reply by tj on November 1, 2004 Mail this to a friend! De-chlorinating water won't keep bacteria levels down, if anything, they'll go up.   RE: chlorine and reptiles Reply by paleoherp on November 1, 2004 Mail this to a friend! whoops sorry de-chlorination of the water is good but chlorinated water keeps bacterial levals down . sorry i miss wrote it   RE: chlorine and reptiles Reply by Joy on November 1, 2004 Mail this to a friend! Chlorine is volatile. It will sort of evaporate out of water. I suggest you fill a couple of milk jugs with tap water and leave the lid off. Use those when you do the next water change, and then fill them up again for the next change. Two days won’t get you much in the way of bacteria, and it will give the water time to lose most of its chlorine. Joy     Page 1 of 1     Next Topic:   cottonmouthX copperhead Previous Topic:   Venezuela Trip Email Subscription You are not subscribed to this topic. Subscribe! My Subscriptions Subscriptions Help Search Experts: Check our help page for help using , or send questions, comments, or suggestions to the Manager.

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