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    Can you really clean the cage items with rubbing alcohol?

    In a sheet I read on this website, it said you could disinfect the cage items by using rubbing alcohol. Could I really do this when cage cleaning comes around?

    And also, to scrub the water dishes, what should I use to disinfect the water dish and what not from the gross stuff that's always hangin' around in the water dish? What do I scrub the water dish with, and what disinfectant should I use to scrub it with? Would regular Dial Antibacterial hand soap work (not the bar, the liquid hand soap)? I really want my snakes and reptiles to have a clean environment that's bacteria-free so they do not get any sicknesses, so this is why I'm asking this. I would definitely devote my time to clean as much as I can daily to make sure the reptiles have a healthy environment.

    Also, tomorrow I'll take a pic of one of my spray bottles (small) and I would want to know how much bleach I could put in there with water when cleaning time comes around. I do have JurassiClean, and it does work, so should I just use that up then just go over to using water and bleach?
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    Re: Can you really clean the cage items with rubbing alcohol?

    I have never heard of anyone using rubbing alcohol, and do not think that it would be a good idea. I would worry that some may be left behind and the vapors would hurt the snake. I suggest using a 10% bleach solution to disinfect cage supplies.
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    Re: Can you really clean the cage items with rubbing alcohol?

    I had someone post a reply to a cleaning question I had and they said that they soaked wooden items in rubbing alcohol and used a chlorhexadine solution for cleaning the other items and the cage. Rubbing alcohol should evaporate fairly quickly, just dont throw any items in the cage right after you clean them. I really like the chlorhexadine but if you use a bleach solution that concentrated make dang sure that you rinse the cage out with TONZ of water as the scent of bleach sticks around for a long while.

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    Re: Can you really clean the cage items with rubbing alcohol?

    rubbing alcohol would be pretty expensive anyway. Bleach is the way to go if your trying to save a few bucks. Just make sure it is aired out

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    Re: Can you really clean the cage items with rubbing alcohol?

    Quote Originally Posted by likebull1 View Post
    rubbing alcohol would be pretty expensive anyway. Bleach is the way to go if your trying to save a few bucks. Just make sure it is aired out
    Rubbing Alcohol is like 99 cents for a big bottle (like 32oz if I had to guess). Not expensive at all. I use it to clean stuff that I cant talk about on this forum so I have alot of it in supply. I was hoping that the answer to the original posters question would be yes, kill two birds with one stone.
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    Re: Can you really clean the cage items with rubbing alcohol?

    Quote Originally Posted by specialk01510 View Post
    Rubbing Alcohol is like 99 cents for a big bottle (like 32oz if I had to guess). Not expensive at all. I use it to clean stuff that I cant talk about on this forum so I have alot of it in supply. I was hoping that the answer to the original posters question would be yes, kill two birds with one stone.

    Hmmmmm.... Stuff you cant talk about here

    I have no idea if it would be safe or not. I wouldn't want to guess and be wrong though.

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    Re: Can you really clean the cage items with rubbing alcohol?

    All you have to do is say pour a gallon of water in a bucket. Then you find out what is 10% of a gallon, and you pour that much bleach into the water, mix it, and viola.
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    Re: Can you really clean the cage items with rubbing alcohol?

    Quote Originally Posted by specialk01510 View Post
    Rubbing Alcohol is like 99 cents for a big bottle (like 32oz if I had to guess). Not expensive at all. I use it to clean stuff that I cant talk about on this forum so I have alot of it in supply. I was hoping that the answer to the original posters question would be yes, kill two birds with one stone.
    I can get a gallon of bleach for $1.29 and i only have to ad %10 to the water, i can also clean "stuff" with bleach, like my clothes.

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    Re: Can you really clean the cage items with rubbing alcohol?

    Quote Originally Posted by likebull1 View Post
    I can get a gallon of bleach for $1.29 and i only have to ad %10 to the water, i can also clean "stuff" with bleach, like my clothes.
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    Re: Can you really clean the cage items with rubbing alcohol?

    I use rubbing alcohol all the time...

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