sanatizing a cage

[ir0k]

Hey everyone, i just picked up a cage today that was used. What is a safe sanatizing solution to use to clean it out??


Thanks in advance

 

[windex]

water and bleach 10:1 ratio in a spray bottle will work fine

 

[ir0k]

Thanks windex, also safe to use on branches or should i just buy new ones?

 

[windex]

with branches you could soak them in the diluted bleach, or bake them in the oven for 30 minutes

 

[Rottsko]

Hey everyone, i just picked up a cage today that was used. What is a safe sanatizing solution to use to clean it out??





Thanks in advance

You're going to want to use hydrogen peroxide 40 volume as well as a bleach solution. Bleach won't kill coccidia. You have to use hydrogen peroxide. After you clean, give it a very thorough rinse and I mean thorough so you can't smell the bleach or any chemical. Let it air dry. I would pretty much ditch everything inside the cage unless it can be cleaned with the two solutions mentioned. No sense in keeping something that is compromised just to save a few bucks.

 

[ir0k]

You're going to want to use hydrogen peroxide 40 volume as well as a bleach solution. Bleach won't kill coccidia. You have to use hydrogen peroxide. After you clean, give it a very thorough rinse and I mean thorough so you can't smell the bleach or any chemical. Let it air dry. I would pretty much ditch everything inside the cage unless it can be cleaned with the two solutions mentioned. No sense in keeping something that is compromised just to save a few bucks.

Thanks for the advise! Im going to clean it good tommarow and get things ready

 

[Psychobunny]

I tried the bleach solution, but it soaks into the wooden branches and takes forever to rinse the smell out.

Now, I first spray everything down with 12% hydrogen peroxide, let that dry (do not need to rinse, when it dries, no residue left behind).

Then I spray the cage, and everything in it, with this stuff:

http://lllreptile.com/store/catalog...leaners/-/f10sc-veterinary-disinfectant-34oz/

Let that dry, no rinsing, and put your cham back inside
Easy

 

[Tyaeda]

I use peroxide for almost everything! As well as for cleaning, I dilute some in water and use it to water my plants with. It prevents root rot by giving the roots oxygen. It kills mold and fungus in the soil too.