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I have an eastern toad and I have been using distilled water to put in his cage. Is it ok to use tap water if I let it sit overnight to remove the chlorine?
Also I have a second location where the toad is kept part of the time where there is a well with a water softener attached. Again should it be ok to use the softened water?
I appreciate any comments.
Plato
Well water is generally safe. Most municipalities use chloramines not chlorine, which MUST be removed chemically (using chloram x or amquel). Check out the links
http://fins.actwin.com/mirror/begin-tapwater.html
http://forum.kingsnake.com/frog/messages/47736.html
http://www.caudata.org/cc/articles/Spring_water.shtml
http://www.livingunderworld.org/amphibianArticles/article0006.htm
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