I am curious if anyone has ever used Zoo Meds product called reprisafe in your torts water? I have a leopard and a sulcata, do they really need water conditioner? We have well water so its pretty much like rain water and I soak them everyday for about 30 minutes.
Zoo Med Reptisafe water condition
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No, someone correct me if I'm wrong, but I THINK that product is for water turtles.
It lists snakes, lizards, turtles, tortoises, amphibians, hermit crabs, and arachnids in what it is used for, but I am always a little scared to put something in their food/water that they cant get "naturally"
I just use tap water thats all
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Ya taP Water is fine, even better is tap water in an open tub that has matured for a few days for all the chlorine to evaporate.
I use Seachem Prime for my water turtles (a similar dechlorinating product that removes 100% of chlorine and chloramine) but really it is not necessary with your tortoise. Some animals are sensitive to chlorine and chloramine, but I have never had a sensitivity issue with a tortoise. I use it for my water turtles simply because they actually spend most of their time immersed in the water, and when you open your eyes underwater in a chlorine treated swimming pool, it rather sucks.
If you live outside of town and have a well, most likely there is no need for treatment anyway. You can also get a report from your city that will tell you what chemicals they treat the water with.
If you live outside of town and have a well, most likely there is no need for treatment anyway. You can also get a report from your city that will tell you what chemicals they treat the water with.
This just made me wonder something, I have a water softner, but our tap water has a filter, so that should be fine right? In AZ our water is hard, so we use softners and then filters for drinking water.
plane water for me outta' tap has not killed him yet soo......
Plus i think things like that are just excuses to rob you blind of money!
Plus i think things like that are just excuses to rob you blind of money!
I use unsoftened well water for the torts. The additional calcium supplements what they get from their diet. Water softened by a typical resin softener has an elevated sodium content which although not necessarily abnormal in nature, is much less common than an elevated calcium content.
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