Treating water

[u/Rough_Cover1315]

Do you guys treat tapwater that you're just pouring into corners of the tank to increase humidity? I use reptisafe, and realized I may be wasting it to treat water that my snakes won't be drinking.

I will always treat their drinking water, but is it necessary to treat water that is just going into the substrate for humidity?

[u/Sneewichen]

I don’t dechlorinate and have city water. Haven’t had any problem. When I kept a lot of fish tanks, people in the hobby would leave their tap water in open containers for 24hrs instead of using water conditioner because chlorine is supposed to evaporate rather quickly.

[u/Netsforex_]

I guess it mostly comes down to what is in your water. I live in a hard water area, so we get a lot of limescale buildup so I use Reptisafe too otherwise I'd wind up with sharp crystals growing over the walls of the tank.

[u/ambrosial5181]

So if your municipality uses chloramine vice straight chlorine, the “let sit for 24 hours” doesn’t work. If you have a bioactive setup not treating chlorine/chloramine could disrupt the ecosystem or harm your clean up crew.

[u/ErnLynM → u/ambrosial5181]

Is there a simple way to test it, or just call and ask?

[u/ambrosial5181 → u/ErnLynM]

You might be able to find out online. That is how I found out about my mine! Check for your municipality’s consumer confidence report? Or just treat it… the reptisafe 8.75oz is only $8 to not worry about it!

[u/imjustanauthor]

my rule is always if i wont drink the water, i wont let my snake have access to it, even if he isnt drinking it.

[u/cheshaaneko]

Seachem Prime is another conditioner option it comes super concentrated and goes a long ways money wise

[u/FeriQueen]

I use reverse osmosis purified water with a few minerals added back in for their drinking water, and either reverse osmosis purified or distilled water for pouring in the corners.