RI vs. disinfectant

I have a couple of tubs that I used a while back with a snake that I rescued that had a RI. I'm not sure of the specific bacteria, but the culture showed that Baytrill would work (and it did).

I have 2 tubs that, that snake was using. If I clean them with chlorahexidine (sp?) will that kill whatever bacteria is on the tubs? I'd hate to give another snake the RI, but I also don't see the point of throwing out the tubs.

Make sure you mix the ChlorHex fresh. Spray it down liberally and then let it air dry - do not wipe it off. Spray it down once more to be sure and then go ahead and rinse it will with water. It's fine.

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Originally Posted by MrLang

Make sure you mix the ChlorHex fresh. Spray it down liberally and then let it air dry - do not wipe it off. Spray it down once more to be sure and then go ahead and rinse it will with water. It's fine.

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That's what I usually do. I go through about 8L of the mix each week, so being fresh is never an issue :) But will it kill RI bacteria??

Definitely - it kills anything that would cause illness.

I would do that and maybe even let it cook in the sun for a while if you are that worried. But I think that once cleaned, w.e remaining bacteria, if any, would die due to not having anything to feed itself.

F10 kills RI and basically everything else. Its non toxic to humans and animals too, good stuff. You can get it from pro exotics...

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Originally Posted by Zombie

F10 kills RI and basically everything else. Its non toxic to humans and animals too, good stuff. You can get it from pro exotics...

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