Water softener salt for Terrapins???

[Jason Williamson]

I saw water softener salt for sale at Lowe’s yesterday that says it is 99.6% pure sodium chloride. Has anyone here used this before to salt up the water for terrapins? I called the toll free # on the bag and they said that people have used this product for ponds before. This would be very convenient for me. I can buy one 80 pound bag for barely more than $5. I am going to be salting a large outdoor pond and the high cost of Instant Ocean isn’t practicle for me. The product is called “Diamond Crystal Solar Salt Extra Coarse”, it comes in a blue bag. You can see what I am talking about at http://www.cargillsalt.com thanks, Jason __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Games – play chess, backgammon, pool and more http://games.yahoo.com/

[Glaeser Walt-P55431]

You don’t have to make the water brackish. DBTs thrive in freshwater as well. I think trying to keep it brackish could be a real pain in the neck over time. What if it’s TOO salty? Walt —–Original Message—– From: Jason Williamson [mailto:jaydog770812000@…] Sent: Tuesday, April 23, 2002 10:24 AM To: diamondbackterrapins@yahoogroups.com Subject: [diamondbackterrapins] Water softener salt for Terrapins??? I saw water softener salt for sale at Lowe’s yesterday that says it is 99.6% pure sodium chloride. Has anyone here used this before to salt up the water for terrapins? I called the toll free # on the bag and they said that people have used this product for ponds before. This would be very convenient for me. I can buy one 80 pound bag for barely more than $5. I am going to be salting a large outdoor pond and the high cost of Instant Ocean isn’t practicle for me. The product is called “Diamond Crystal Solar Salt Extra Coarse”, it comes in a blue bag. You can see what I am talking about at http://www.cargillsalt.com thanks, Jason __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Games – play chess, backgammon, pool and more http://games.yahoo.com/ To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: diamondbackterrapins-unsubscribe@egroups.com Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/

[Jason Williamson]

True, but I have two wild caught terrapins and they have developed some white fungus around the claws when I tried to use freshwater so I have been using salt ever since and it has cleared up. I also use a certain ratio of salt to water. I never go higher than 45 grams of salt: 1 gallon of water. And I will be putting a drinking dish with freshwater near the pond. thanks, Jason — Glaeser Walt-P55431 http://games.yahoo.com/

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