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Doug T
at Sun Feb 20 18:31:08 2005 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by Doug T ]
Hey Frank,
I realize you've forgotten more about herps than I know, but as I understand it, aren't most snakes rather tolerant of chlorine and highly intolerant to chloramine?
I'm one of those lucky ones whose local water quality is fine.
Doug T
>>I keep them but haven't bred them, but there is something else that needs comment here.
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>>I see you are bathing your FWC in the bathtub. Not a good idea. Many snakes are sensitive to Chlorine, Fluorine and other chemicals that are sometimes found in fresh from the tap water. You really should check with your water department and find out what they are 'purifying' your water with.
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>>I have seen fatalities in some species as a result of using untreated tap water. I treat all water that goes near my reptiles with AMQUEL.
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>>Frank
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>>"The luxury of not getting involved departed with the last lifeboat Skipper..."
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- Breeding FWCs - hilzarie, Sat Feb 19 19:51:42 2005
- RE: Breeding FWCs - rearfang, Sun Feb 20 12:46:36 2005
 I might be wrong... - Doug T, Sun Feb 20 18:31:08 2005
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