Water for my White's Tree frog? Help?

[Kmoonleaf]

I'm trying to figure out what the best thing to do for my White's Tree Frogs' water dish is. I know that distilled / reverse osmosis water is the best to use for misting, but I've also been using it for the water dish because it was convenient for me. Is this bad? I've read several conflicting opinions, some say that distilled / r/o is good for frogs because it's basically pure water and doesn't contain any chlorides/chloramines/heavy metals/ other nasty stuff. But then other people say that distilled / r/o is bad because it doesn't have any minerals and can cause TOXIC SHOCK? Please help, I've had my frog for about 2 weeks and I am SO afraid of him dying. He seems perfectly healthy, but I read this thread and now I'm scared. I love my frog so much, It would be the worst thing to die suddenly just because I used improper water.
If just using tap water with a dechlorinating product is the best thing to do, I can't get one right now. Tomorrow when I go out and look for one, what should I look for?? I didn't get one originally because I couldn't find any that didn't have "slime coat" for fish. A lot of people have recommended Seachem Prime, but it says right there in the product description that it provides slime coat. What can I get?? There's so much conflicting information out there and I'm very confused and scared for the health of my frog.

[kueluck]

Ditch the distilled and R/O there are no minerals in it. Most folks use treated tap water. I personally use fresh caught rain water. I'm not in the city or near fields so chemical pollution isn't a concern of mine. Other use bottled spring water. If I didn't have the rain water my 2^nd choice would be the treated tap water since when buying bottled water you're not sure of the water source. IMO. Zoo Med makes a product called Reptisafe. That's what someone recommended to me for the forum.

[deranged chipmunk]

I agree with Gail. Ditch the r/o and distilled. Like us, frogs need trace mineral replenished in their bodies from time to time and those two options don't have what's needed. I use seachem prime without issues. I used it with my white's and I use it with my mantellas.


Education is the most powerful weapon we can use to change the world ~ Nelson Mandela

[Lija]

Agree - prime all the way, cheap and lasts for a long time

[deranged chipmunk]

Agree - prime all the way, cheap and lasts for a long time

I'm do glad this is permanent. Now I have proof that Lija finally agreed with me on something!! lol


Education is the most powerful weapon we can use to change the world ~ Nelson Mandela

[Lija]

Enjoy while you can lol

[Kmoonleaf]

Okay, thanks for the help. I have a bottle of ReptiSafe now, and have added the proper amount to a gallon of tap water. Do I need to wait for the dechlorinated water to get stale / the dechloriniser to take effect, or can I put it in his water dish right away?

[deranged chipmunk]

You can add it right away.


Education is the most powerful weapon we can use to change the world ~ Nelson Mandela