metal or plastic
What do you use and why.
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Water bowls...
Pithons
Aug 29, 2009 12:43 PM
Replies (3)
Sarge2004
Aug 29, 2009 03:15 PM
For years I have used heavy ceramic bowls of appropriate size for each snake. They are easy to clean and their weight helps prevent tipping them over. Bill
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Joel_Thomas
Aug 29, 2009 04:36 PM
Plastic can harbor all sorts of bacteria, I know with my dogs (boxers) they used to get blisters (staff) around their lips when we used plastic, since switching to stainless we have not had any issues in years.
As for the boas I only use ceramic bowls, like mentioned before they are easy to clean and usually heavy enough not to be tipped.
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markg
Aug 30, 2009 10:31 AM
After trying different materials out for years, I have settled on metal (stainless steel) and/or ceramic.
Metal and ceramic clean much better and do not sustain bacteria as much as plastic does given the same environmental conditions.
For small snakes, I use the stainless steel bowls made for cats or toy dogs. These water bowls are lightweight and last forever.
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Mark
