Chlorine or Sodium Bicarbonate?

[Breezie]

Originally Posted by phillipswildbill

Sorry about the third degree and welcome to RTB. You have a very nice looking boa there. For the most point I think everyone was ruling out the possible health or envirmental issues. There may have been some pour wording but it's common to get these questions to rule out some possibilities. Most of my boas enjoy their baths and won't come out but it takes them a bit to realize it. Burms love it from jump.
You seem to have your solution, keep using your r/o, I use distilled water in my fish tanks, for drinking and your results from the most recent bath seemed positive. There was a guy on Animal Planet that swam in his pool with some huge anaconda's. I might try it and use some skin conditioner on them afterward.
Don't run away from us because you were offended, you'll probably get more opinions or info. later on this post, I might even get hit over swimming my snakes. Don't be afraid to post again, everyone loves pics.

Oh, I don't run away and I am not that thin skinned. I have been to forums that were way worse. I thought my question about the chlorine was legitimate because it isn't something that you read about, and most people don't even think about it.

I have found that snakes, like people have totally different personalities, likes and dislikes. Try explaining that to someone who doesn't know any snakes.

Jayden will actually stretch out beside me in the bed and take a nap with me. I don't have to worry about him leaving and going wandering. I don't think I would try that with any of my other snakes. He is just a people person.
Thank you for your encouraging words.

[phillipswildbill]

Sounds like Jayden might get pampered some. I have no doubt that to be true. I've had some lay in my lap for long periods of time and had my Burms crawl up on me, just in passing, while naopping in my recliner. I think they were just trying to warm up.
There's an on going discussion, I think the debate is active right now, about snakes and taming them. I found it pretty interesting and the general consensus seamed pretty accurate IMO. I think you'd like it, it's on the main forum page if you care to take a peek.

	In My Opinon IMO = In My Opinion and IMHO = In My Honest Opinion

[Breezie]

Originally Posted by phillipswildbill

Sounds like Jayden might get pampered some. I have no doubt that to be true. I've had some lay in my lap for long periods of time and had my Burms crawl up on me, just in passing, while naopping in my recliner. I think they were just trying to warm up.
There's an on going discussion, I think the debate is active right now, about snakes and taming them. I found it pretty interesting and the general consensus seamed pretty accurate IMO. I think you'd like it, it's on the main forum page if you care to take a peek.

Thank you for the information. I will check it out.

	In My Opinon IMO = In My Opinion and IMHO = In My Honest Opinion

[Breezie]

Jayden shed in one piece. I am so proud of him. He looks so beautiful. This is his first shed since I got him. Must be all the soaking in the tub.
I will get some pictures today.

[ajfreptiles]

Hello Breezie,

That is one very special boa...I think I would love to get a couple of his babies someday if you ever do breed him.

That being said...I think the Chlorine in the tap water is actually good...I do not know about the AZ concentrations they add but here in NYS it is very safe and I would say beneficial. It can help to cut down on the bacteria that builds up in the boas environment and also in their internal systems. I would also stay away from distilled or purified water. When water is put through a system to remove the minerals, the normal properties of water become changed and it acts like a magnet for minerals in our bodies and also our animals bodies. So it actually can depleat the minerals in your snakes body and weaken his health, by bonding to the minerals and removing those minerals from the snakes body.

I hope this helps.


Andy

[mpgt]

Originally Posted by Breezie

He doesn't have mites. I just asked a question about the tap water, not to get hammered with 'why does my snake love a bath?'. "Does he have mites?" "Is his cage at the right temp and humidity?". No, he doesn't have mites, yes his home is set up right, and he just likes to stretch out in the tub.
I am a newbie to this site, not a newbie to snakes.

We were trying to help. Of course nobody is ever "new to snakes" when they first come here. For most of us though, we only see how much there is to learn, after we've been here for a while.

	Mites Mites, close relatives of fleas and ticks

[Breezie]

Originally Posted by ajfreptiles

Hello Breezie,
That is one very special boa...I think I would love to get a couple of his babies someday if you ever do breed him.
That being said...I think the Chlorine in the tap water is actually good...I do not know about the AZ concentrations they add but here in NYS it is very safe and I would say beneficial. It can help to cut down on the bacteria that builds up in the boas environment and also in their internal systems. I would also stay away from distilled or purified water. When water is put through a system to remove the minerals, the normal properties of water become changed and it acts like a magnet for minerals in our bodies and also our animals bodies. So it actually can depleat the minerals in your snakes body and weaken his health, by bonding to the minerals and removing those minerals from the snakes body.
I hope this helps.
Andy

I probably won't breed Jayden, or at least I hadn't thought about it. I will however be breeding Yoshi(Female normal BP) and Ziggy(Male pastel BP) when Ziggy is old enough.

	Ball Python The Ball Python (Python regius), also known as the Royal Python, is a ground dwelling snake native to the savannahs and rain forests in western Africa, predominatly the countries of Ghana, Togo, and Benin.

[Mcfly]

I had a berm that as soon as let him out strait to the bath tub. I just used tap for him, but my boa's I use distilled... Not sure that helped you...I did find this info maybe it could help???

Situations where NH2Cl should be removed
Aquarium owners must remove the chloramine from their tap water because it is toxic to fish. Aging the water for a few days removes chlorine but not the more stable chloramine, which can be neutralised using products available at pet stores.

Many animals are sensitive to chloramine and it must be removed from water given to many animals in zoos.

Chloramine must also be removed from the water prior to use in kidney dialysis machines, as it would come in contact with the bloodstream across a permeable membrane. However, since chloramine is neutralized by the digestive process, kidney dialysis patients can still safely drink chloramine-treated water.

Home brewers use reducing agents such as sodium metabisulfite or potassium metabisulfite to remove chloramine from brewing liquor as it, unlike chlorine, cannot be removed by boiling (A.J. DeLange). Residual sodium can cause off flavors in beer (See Brewing, Michael Lewis) so potassium metabisulfite is preferred.

In swimming pools, chloramines are formed by the reaction of free chlorine with organic substances. Chloramines, compared to free chlorine, are both less effective as a sanitizer and more irritating to the eyes of swimmers. When swimmers complain of eye irritation from "too much chlorine" in a pool, the problem is typically a high level of chloramines, caused by too little chlorine in relation to the amount of organic matter. Pool test kits designed for use by homeowners are sensitive to both free chlorine and chloramines, which can be misleading.

[Mcfly]

Originally Posted by ajfreptiles

Hello Breezie,
That is one very special boa...I think I would love to get a couple of his babies someday if you ever do breed him.
That being said...I think the Chlorine in the tap water is actually good...I do not know about the AZ concentrations they add but here in NYS it is very safe and I would say beneficial. It can help to cut down on the bacteria that builds up in the boas environment and also in their internal systems. I would also stay away from distilled or purified water. When water is put through a system to remove the minerals, the normal properties of water become changed and it acts like a magnet for minerals in our bodies and also our animals bodies. So it actually can depleat the minerals in your snakes body and weaken his health, by bonding to the minerals and removing those minerals from the snakes body.
I hope this helps.
Andy

I have read this before, I'm going to look into this more.
Thanks.

[Mcfly]

my bad, didn't look at the date...