Water Importance

[Saji]

I am still amazed at how long garters can remain full submerged.

[guidofatherof5]

Their oxygen requirement are small.


My Vet. did exploratory surgery on one of my snakes finding cancer. I had him put her down rather then wake her. He gave her the same cocktail of drugs dogs get. He said he would leave her on the gas for an hour to be sure she was gone. He said there respiratory and circulatory systems are slow and time was needed. This was just the opposite with my dog Allygirl. The needle entered her skin and she was gone. In the blink of an eye. Still one of the saddest days of my life.

[Saji]

Sorry Steve, been there myself with the dog. I counted 1 1/2 minutes with one of my radixs fully submerged. WOW!

[chris-uk]

Over well in excess of 10 minutes underwater for my male Cuitzeo. I think it was somewhere between 11 and 12 minutes that I timed... It was a couple of years ago so I forget the exact time.

[snipstedy]

What about rain water that collects outside? will this be healthy?

[guidofatherof5]

The way I see it there are two schools of thought here.

#1. Rain water is one of the water sources they would be drinking from in nature. So, why not use it.

#2. Now, that they are in captivity the level of care should increase. Tap water is clean, filtered and has far less the contaminants of rain water.
Think about it this way. In captivity we try our best to feed them foods that are nutritious and non-harmful. Water shouldn't be any different. Rain water picks up contaminants as it falls and once it's down.

Well, those are my thoughts on the question.