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Cleaners/Disinfectants...

No it's not peroxide... Kinda just water with an extra compound of oxigen...
I'll look around and try if I can find how it's called in english...
 
Eh right. Of course it is. I was thinking about something else. I'll reboot my brain now :)
 
I've heard bleach leaves a residue... I've heard chlorohexadine doesn't kill as much as bleach... This is an interesting thread with all the different viewpoints in here.

Incidentally, don't mix bleach solution and chlorohexadine (i.e. Nolvasan) together. I did this accidentally a few years ago, and after we got the brown precipitate rinsed out and the fumes out of the basement, a few chemistry nerd buddies and I spent the rest of the afternoon trying to figure out what we had just made.

Either way it's probably not good for snakes or people :)
 
I use a very mild bleach solution to clean my tubs. Just a couple of ounces to a gallon of water, ratio. It's the same ratio that some restaurants use to wash produce. I haven't had a problem and hopefully I never do. I also do a straight water rinse out of the tub, as well as letting them air dry, after wiping them out.

If your nervous about the bleach, then use a water vinegar mix.

Good Luck,

Wayne
 
try this product call Simple green is a safe alternative to using a bleach solution. It's hypo-allergenic and doesn't have a harsh odor. It will break up most anything that can be found at the bottom of a reptile tank. You can, if you feel comfortable, use a spray bottle full of water to rinse out any residue.
 
You can use Simple green is a safe alternative to using a bleach solution. It's hypo-allergenic and doesn't have a harsh odor. It will break up most anything that can be found at the bottom of a reptile tank. You can, if you feel comfortable, use a spray bottle full of water to rinse out any residue.
 
Hamsterboy said:
try this product call Simple green is a safe alternative to using a bleach solution. It's hypo-allergenic and doesn't have a harsh odor. It will break up most anything that can be found at the bottom of a reptile tank. You can, if you feel comfortable, use a spray bottle full of water to rinse out any residue.
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I have Simple Green and use it for many things, it can be used to clean tanks, but as a disinfectant I really don't think it kills anywhere near what Chloro. or bleach does.
 
I'm a lazy man. Most of my snakes are housed in a rack. I use newspaper, the snakes poop on that, then I replace it. For the occasional poop that misses or gets directly onto the bottom of the sterlite tub, I use warm water and a paper towel....if it's plentiful I swap out the tub with a clean one, clean the poopy tub and spray it with lysol, then put it into the garage to await it's turn again.
I change newspaper whenever I see poop and there's never any smell...unless there's fresh poop :)
Nick
 
I use the spray just because it's convenient. Did I mention I was lazy? The truth is I work a lot and try hard to keep everything as low maintenance as possible. I suppose I could make a water/bleach solution and just mist the newly cleaned tubs as I put them into the garage. I only rotate them into use as needed, normally one or two per month.
Thanks Drizzt.
 
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