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  • 07-27-2011, 05:04 AM
    Maddumpling
    Cleaning solution
    Could this work? It has no bleach and nonporus.

    http://www.homedepot.com/webapp/wcs/...ocStoreNum=630
  • 07-27-2011, 05:46 AM
    Maddumpling
    could it work for cleaning snake tanks?
  • 07-27-2011, 06:02 AM
    dirdad
    Re: Cleaning solution
    honestly just use water with bleach i put a very very very small ammout of bleach in a spray bottle filled with water.
    spray it on, wipe clean then make sure to air out the tub/tank before putting the snake/animial back in!:gj:
  • 07-27-2011, 06:04 AM
    TheWinWizard
    Kind of expensive. You can get Chlorhexidine for 9 dollars a gallon at Amazon.
    http://www.amazon.com/First-Priority...1760992&sr=8-2

    i suppose it would work though.
  • 07-27-2011, 06:10 AM
    dirdad
    Re: Cleaning solution
    http://pet-snakes.com/clean-snakes-tank

    little article mentioning both methods stated
  • 07-27-2011, 07:24 AM
    kitedemon
    The zep cleaner uses DIETHYLENE GLYCOL MONOBUTYL ETHER as an active chemical. It is reasonably safe product however it takes 2 or three days to completely break down unlike Chlorahexidine or quantryammonia compounds (F10). I will not say it is safe to use as I am actually unsure, the lethal dose (50%) for rats is 6550 mg/kg and bleach is 8910 mg/kg.
    Personally based on the LD50 ratings I'd avoid it. Both chlorahexidine and F10 are good alternatives to it. I don't like using bleach either as it toxic and must be so carefully washed away (or everything left in the sun for hours) I am in the process of switching to F10 as it is more stable than chlorahexidine and does not need to be mixed just prior to use.

    http://www.cor.cleaneasier.com/php/M...tant%20%26.pdf
  • 07-27-2011, 08:00 AM
    Strick
    Diluted bleach solution inexpensive and effective. Used all over the world for killing germs. 1 capful of bleach to a gallon of water is good way to measure. Wipe everything down, rinse well, then air dry. 50-ppm solution has been used for sanitizing in Hospitals and Reataurants for years...
  • 07-27-2011, 02:23 PM
    kitedemon
    Hospitals use 1:5 dilution of 5% bleach to clean with 50ppm is very low restaurants don't need to rinse off anything less than 200 ppm. Most of the people I know of use 10% bleach solutions for reptiles but as stated it must be absolutely clean with no trace of smell remaining. I used to use it but it is a pain to deal with I prefer to spray and wait and dry.

    http://www.anapsid.org/disinfectants.html
  • 07-27-2011, 02:30 PM
    Aes_Sidhe
    I'm using regular Dish soap to clean my tubes... then rinse them well let them dry.. and after that wipe them with Chlorhexadine... work perfect for me...
  • 07-27-2011, 03:10 PM
    Jessica Loesch
    Would antibacterial hand soap work? Just throwing it out there.
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