From my family, I have gotten the habit of always boiling my filtered tap water before drinking it. I never drink unboiled tap water even though it has been filtered, unless there's no other choice. I know that people had said that filtered tap water is just fine, but a habit is a habit.
So, I was wondering, is there a difference between boiled filtered water and filtered water for guinea pigs?
As of right now, I'm just giving them filtered tap water. But I'm not really sure it's that good, mainly because we only have hard water here. The pH of tap water is 8, meaning there are a lot of minerals and other things in the water.
I'm not certain about how boiling water affects any of that, besides getting rid of most of the microorganisms.
Does anyone know about the difference between filtered hard tap water and boiled filtered hard tap water?
So, I was wondering, is there a difference between boiled filtered water and filtered water for guinea pigs?
As of right now, I'm just giving them filtered tap water. But I'm not really sure it's that good, mainly because we only have hard water here. The pH of tap water is 8, meaning there are a lot of minerals and other things in the water.
I'm not certain about how boiling water affects any of that, besides getting rid of most of the microorganisms.
Does anyone know about the difference between filtered hard tap water and boiled filtered hard tap water?