Does chlorine hurt chameleons.

[joshbert]

Do i need to purify the water that I spray my Chameleons cage with?

 

[opihiman]

that depends on your local water quality...

If you can't find that information then you are better off with some kind of bottled or filtered water.

OPI

 

[eisentrauti]

It's the same thing with alcohol etc. it depends on the quantity.
If you want to be sure that you use good water take aqua demin. You can also use rainwater, if you live in a rural place without industry

 

[joshbert]

thanks for your help

 

[goose13]

If your using water from your house and you can drink it then its fine for your chams...most water for the exception of distilled bottled water has some supplements in it like calcium, magnesium etc. but as long as there is not a problem with your water from the faucet you should be fine.

 

[sandrachameleon]

if chlorine is the only concern, just leave your tap water in an open container for about 24 hours. the chlorine will evaporate.

 

[dodolah]

Like Sandra said
Be sure that your local water supplier does not use Fluoride.
That one is definitely fatal for your cham in the long run.
If the latter is the case, then I suggest to use filtered water.

 

[ilovechams]

i got told to use cool boiled water for my cham?

 

[tryme]

I put regular tap water in a britafilter. Then boil it and let it cool.

 

[Debmonster]

Boiling water will increase the amount of fluoride since it's a mineral. I think the only things that get it out is Reverse Osmosis Filtration, Activated Alumina Defluoridation Filter, and Distillation Filtration.

Unfortunately Brita, Pur, and most other filters do not pick up the mineral fluoride.

Which leads me to this question...what about my misting system that mists 4 times a day using water known to have minute amounts of fluoride? Also in place is a drip system that constantly drips using bottled water. Is this safe? My hopes are that the chams main drinking source is the drip system.

Any thoughts???