Our new fridge has a built in filter so no more tap water for my guys, although for the last few years we have been using almost exclusively a fridge door filter jug for all our water needs anyway - only a couple of pounds in Aldi. We always let the tap run for a good while before filling the jug and when necessary hamster water bottles, just like I would do before drinking it myself. Luckily Scottish Water is quite good!
I've always used tap water for all my pets but I think our water's pretty decent. If it looked cloudy or didn't taste too good I would use bottled water.
Maybe a cheaper alternative would be to boil up a kettle of water and allow it to cool down, then use it for the hammies? That gets rid of most nasty stuff.
all of my animals have tap water and i've never had a problem, however i do have a problem with high concentration of minerals in some bottled water, so much so that even i'm picky about what i drink!
What a good idea to let your water stand over night!!
I also live in Leicester and the water here is vile! I complained a few years ago as my tap water tasted like bleach every morning for months... I eventually managed to get a horrible tasting sample to ST and they confirmed it had 3 times the amount of chlorine it should have!!!!
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