Do you use reptisafe? Is it essential?
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Solid Snake
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I use it. 
I dont have access to RO so its really the best I can do for now.
I dont have access to RO so its really the best I can do for now.
Goldenarcher1328
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I wish i could afford either Repti Safe or Reverse osmosis water
reptilover
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I use reptisafe for my cham misting my turtles water my snakes water my geckos water and always have... U c.an even say I swear by it I even use It when I make ice cubes for the top of my cham cage.. I'm one step away from using It for myself
I even use It when I make ice cubes for the top of my cham cage.. I'm one step away from using It for myself
reptilover
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As I stated above I'm a conditioner believer but as stated above I've never heard any problems with not conditioning. But Id get ur water tested before bailing on conditioners
bradley
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Not sure how water differes from the Us to us in the Uk but in the last 10 years my reps have all been fine. I have heard of many people who have had great results from using conditioners too
Solid Snake
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Yes, as far as I know thats all it does.
I use to have really nice well water, and I didnt use it.
Now, my water is pretty iffy, so I use it to remove the chlorine.
Texas Panther Man
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I never had an issue using tap water back in the 90's before I started using filtered water. But if you live in an area with hard water. You will start seeing a build up of minerals on the leaves of your plants and if you use any exo terras for babies or pygmys you will see hard water stains on the glass terrariums. Mainly just an aesthetic complaint. But I have noticed that my chams dont scratch at their eyes since I switched to filtered water. I cant proove that was the cause but I did notice with the switch to filtered water and the change to all schefflerra plants made a huge difference in the eye issues some of my chams were having yrs ago. Dont know if it was the ficus plants or the tap water causing the itchy eyes?
jurjenfromholland
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i buy osmose water 20 cents the for 1 coca cola bottle of 1.5L
Captive Creations
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I too use water conditioner because our water is hard water. I am planning on having a R/O system installed eventually. but until then I use water conditioner
sandrachameleon
Chameleon Enthusiast
If your water isnt very good, by all means use products/processes to treat it.
Water for me and my chameleons and even my frogs comes straight from the tap. I've kept frogs and fish in tap water for decades, and chameleons for over one decade and never had any trouble resulting from my tap water.
Water for me and my chameleons and even my frogs comes straight from the tap. I've kept frogs and fish in tap water for decades, and chameleons for over one decade and never had any trouble resulting from my tap water.
JRchameleons
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I use Reptisafe for now, and I eventually plan to invest in an RO system.
sandrachameleon
Chameleon Enthusiast
Lots of places dont use chlorine anymore for that reason. They now use Chloramines instead. Chloramine doesnt just outgas overnight like chlorine would. Both can be removed by boiling - though to remove the chloramine you have to boil way longer than you would with chlorine. Ascorbic acid (vitamin C) can also do the trick.
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PitchFork
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good info.
It's hard to rate water especially when it can differ so much from such close proximity.
Is it recommended to use water that bypasses a softener first? IE well water?
Flapenn
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exactly why i use an RO. even with repti-safe i think if your tap has fluoride it will still be in the water. Living in LA county i have fluoride and many other things in the water, and as im sure you guys know fluoride is very toxic.
