I have heard that that is mainly a problem for fully aquatic amphibians. Correct me if I am wrong but isn't rain water and dew basically distilled water and pure h2o? As long as it closely matches rain water in ph and purity it should be good for animals that get their water from raindrops or morning dew. For my dart frog's water bowls I use RO bottled water that has small amounts of added minerals. I am no water expert but I have not had any problems.
Doug Johnston wrote: > Katt... > > I've heard the same thing... the problem is that I am a successful breeder of six > species of Phelsuma, R. ciliatus and several species of chameleons. I've taken most > species to at least second generation. My assumption is that supplementation handles > any problems the distilled water may cause. My wife and I also drink and cook with > distilled water. I don't raise amphibians so I can't address that, but I could >believe > there might be a problem if they spent most of their time in distilled water. > > Katt wrote: > > > Doug Johnston wrote: > > > > > Chrissy... > > > > > > I actually use distilled water I buy from a water store. The main reason to use > > > it is to minimize the hard water buildup on the glass of the tank. You don't get > > > any with distilled. I'm not sure about RO. > > > > I have heard that distilled can be very hard on both the mammal and the reptile > > body. This is because the distilled water being low in concentrated minerals, rips > > out minerals from the body to equalize concentrations. Over time this can > > determintal to animals' health, most notably amphibibians. > > > > ~Katt > > -- > Doug Johnston > http://pages.sbcglobal.net/scubadug > > ########################################################################### > THE GLOBAL GECKO ASSOCIATION LISTSERV > WebSite: www.gekkota.com Archive: [EMAIL PROTECTED]/ > The GGA takes no responsibility for the contents of these postings. > ###########################################################################
