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Cleaning used terrariums

darth-hayzer

darth-hayzer

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Hi all ,
I bought two used terrariums and I am going to clean them using a bleach solution . Both of the previous owners of these terrariums had bearded dragons . And I was wondering if I have to be worried about mites and or other things . Right now they are both in the garage and I didn't see my okeetee last night ( I bought the second terrarium last night ) because I didn't want her to get any mites or something !
Thanks
Darth-Hayzer aka Hayes
 
I think mites or some other nasties might be a concern, but not a worry. If you do a good job with the bleach, there is no reason to believe anything would survive your cleaning, unless it's some bleach resistant alien organism! :roflmao:
 
Mites really suck. If you're worried about them try sealing the terrariums up then leaving them outside in the sun on a hot day (80F+) for a while, from what I read the inside temps can get very very hot and will kill any mites inside. Of course, just let it cool off before putting anything inside lol.
 
xlevix said:
Mites really suck. If you're worried about them try sealing the terrariums up then leaving them outside in the sun on a hot day (80F+) for a while, from what I read the inside temps can get very very hot and will kill any mites inside. Of course, just let it cool off before putting anything inside lol.
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That sounds like it would be a great. I would do it but its kind of december 10th so I dont know where im going to get 80+temps
 
I think the bleach solution for cleaning is good and as for mites, you can spray Provent-a-Mite and let it sit and air out for a couple hours and that should kill any mites in there and prevent more from coming in up to a month I think. I use it on my new tanks and also monthly when I clean my snakes. It's a good investment to make.
 
darth-hayzer said:
Hi all ,
I bought two used terrariums and I am going to clean them using a bleach solution . Both of the previous owners of these terrariums had bearded dragons . And I was wondering if I have to be worried about mites and or other things . Right now they are both in the garage and I didn't see my okeetee last night ( I bought the second terrarium last night ) because I didn't want her to get any mites or something !
Thanks
Darth-Hayzer aka Hayes
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If you've got the time, just leave the tanks in a warm area for about three weeks to kill any bugs. Mites have to eat at least every two weeks, unless they're being cooled down. Or, you can do a preventative treatment with PAM, as suggested by the other poster. That's what I do whenever I get something new in.

PS: If all you have is two or three tanks, I wouldn't worry about it. You can always do the mite treatment if you discover them later. Besides, the bleach may kill anything in there anyway.

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I always clean with bleach water, rinse, then ammonia water, rinse. Never combine bleach and ammonia. Ammonia kills coccidia. Bleach does not.
 
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