u/MrBiggens98

Hello yall! I have a couple reptiles, and I used to spray with spring water from the grocery store, but now I use tap water that is treated with a reptisafe. I have heard different opinions on options like RO, tap, treated tap, distilled, rain water. I don’t own any amphibians, only geckos and snakes. Does RO and distilled deprive my animal of minerals? Does tap contain more harmful chemicals than good? Is rain water safe to give?

I am ready for the backlash, but do pythons really need a water bowl? My girl here is going on 3 years old, and when I first got her, I followed the care guides and provided a water dish for soaking drinking etc. problem is I rarely rarely ever have seen her in the dish, and I have never ever seen her drink water. I have even tried placing foliage about the water dish to make her more comfortable /hidden there, but nothing. eventually I stopped providing a water dish. I mist the tank everyday, I have a humid and dry gradient, I have hides that are more humid, and after 2 years, I have never seen any s/s of dehydration in my python. What do y’all think?