Chlorhexidine

[Maddumpling]

When using chlorhexidine do you have to rinse? I saw a guy on youtube who used chlorhexidine mixed with water and he didnt rinse. So I'm curious.

[ballpythonluvr]

I use chlorohexidine to clean my snake's tubs and I do rinse after spraying the chlorohexidine because I don't want their to be any residue from it. I just want to be safe rather then sorry.

[Amon Ra Reptiles]

Yea it's kind of an opinionated thing. Do you HAVE to? No, there are lots of people that dont and get by just fine but there are also lots of people who keep 5 snakes in one tank and get by just fine doesn't mean it's a good idea. I work in the healthcare field and we use a disinfectant not commonly available to the public due to it's strength and we never rinse afterward. It really boils down to preference and whether you can have piece of mind without rinsing.

[Anya]

The beauty of Chlorhexidine is that rinsing is optional. Really a personal choice, as it is pretty close to the safest disinfectant out there (in small quantities).

I use Chlorhexidine, but I use one of the soap-mixtures, and I feel it's pretty important to wash that off.

Do some research of your own, and make the best choice you can.

[kevinb]

We use chlorahex all the time at the vet clinic I work at and we don't rinse afterwards. If we do its with alcohol but I wouldn't use That ob my tubs.

[TheWinWizard]

I rinse afterwards but you really don't have to. I'm just a clean freak and don't want any residue left over.

[sho220]

No. As long as you're using the right water/Chlorhexidine ratio...

[Aes_Sidhe]

When I clean my tubs i use dish soap and water.. Then rinse them very good let them dry.. spray them with Chlorhexidine with suggested ratio to water from a label...
Wipe them dry with paper towel.. let them sit for couple minutes and that's it..

Don't rinse after wiping .. so far i dont have any problems with my animals

[West Coast Jungle]

No. As long as you're using the right water/Chlorhexidine ratio...

This is true, it can be mixed at different concentrations for different purposes. My vet uses it at high concentrations to sterilize surgical tools and at lower concentrations they use it to clean wounds on animals(not humans). He recommended rinsing it when using higher concentrations. I say better safe than sorry. Getting it on skin or scales shouldn't be dangerous but I wouldn't want the residue getting on a rodent or in the water bowl and being accidentally ingested.

[DellaF]

Glad this question came up. I just ordered some.