Alejandro17
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I would like to know if it is fine to give a chameleon tap water ?
and Im from the Bay Area
and Im from the Bay Area
Water?
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chameleon97
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You need to boil it first, or treat in, or leave it out for 24 hrs.
3 commonly used techniques.
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panthercham
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Yes it is. I used plain tap water for a good year without any issues. It goes to say thought the better the quality of water the better quality of life you give your cham. Are you happy drinking your tap water? I think that is the best way to answer it 
I currently use a Britta filter water jug and use for my chams and myself as it removes a lot of bad stuff but not all. The best water is RO water.
I currently use a Britta filter water jug and use for my chams and myself as it removes a lot of bad stuff but not all. The best water is RO water.
Alejandro17
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water
they have been drinking it ever since I got them, but I am going to start to boil the water thanks
they have been drinking it ever since I got them, but I am going to start to boil the water thanks
DGray
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EBMUD water...
It kind of depends on where you are and the time of year in the SF Bay Area...
EBMUD Water (which I believe you must be getting) is pretty good except in late summer and fall when they rely heavily on well water - it will be a bit harder and have a slight smell.
San Francisco water is ever so slightly hard, but still better for most of the year. I use RO purified water, since I have it.
Rain water is another option in the winter time.
We still have great water compared to much of the country. Not real hard, not high in nitrates, or other ag runoff. Count your blessings.
It kind of depends on where you are and the time of year in the SF Bay Area...
EBMUD Water (which I believe you must be getting) is pretty good except in late summer and fall when they rely heavily on well water - it will be a bit harder and have a slight smell.
San Francisco water is ever so slightly hard, but still better for most of the year. I use RO purified water, since I have it.
Rain water is another option in the winter time.
We still have great water compared to much of the country. Not real hard, not high in nitrates, or other ag runoff. Count your blessings.
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justjumpit621
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I have learned by my boyfriend who took nutritions class that tap water is actually better than bottled water.
Alejandro17
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water
im from the east bay, so I think we have good water but when I have time i will just boil the water
im from the east bay, so I think we have good water but when I have time i will just boil the water
panthercham
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Or just leave it out for 24 hours for the fluoride to evaporate
DGray
Avid Member
No, sorry, fluorine will not evaporate from water left to sit for 24 hours, or any other interval of time. Boiling will not remove fluorine either. You will need to distill it, or filter it with one of the better filters or an RO unit.
There probably is no danger to an animal like a chameleon from fluoridated water anyway.
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panthercham
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Sorry...doing 20 things at once....i meant chlorine....but ro is the best way to go if u want to remove impurities
Redeye
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Tap water here in San Diego reads between 500-700+ppm on a TDS, I wouldn't give it to my enemies
Our main problem is lack of updating infrastructure, the pipes are from 1940's and are bursting all the time. To deal with the build up in the pipes, we doubled our chlorine content (cheap cop-out) so the "build-up" goes down stream in to our taps
I use RO water, but I'm a reef tank guy, so I always have like 20g of RO around
Our main problem is lack of updating infrastructure, the pipes are from 1940's and are bursting all the time. To deal with the build up in the pipes, we doubled our chlorine content (cheap cop-out) so the "build-up" goes down stream in to our taps
I use RO water, but I'm a reef tank guy, so I always have like 20g of RO around
I have a question that kinda goes along with this thread. Is the product from ZooMed ReptiSafe Water Conditioner good enough to add to tap water to make it safe? It says it removes chlorine, chloramines, nitrites etc.. and adds electrolytes. Would you recommend using this with tap water? Or I have an RO/DI unit for my reef tank that I can use but the water coming out of it is beyond pure and stripped of everything. Some say it is not good to deionized water because it is too pure. Thoughts?
dodolah
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I am not sure if this is the case actually..
There is some debate that it actually dangerous for us.
http://www.nofluoride.com/scientific_studies.cfm
So, I wonder if this fluoride accumulative effect can screw up our chameleon's organ system.
dodolah
Retired Moderator
I used reptisafe on my tap water long time ago. Since it added some sort of minerals and odd stuffs inside, my veiled keep snorting salt out of his nostril. So, i stop doing it and used filtered water instead.
