How do you properly sanitize your snake's enclosures?

Funny that you mention homebrewing. I wash with warm soapy (liguid antibacterial soap) water, rinse, then hit it with starSan - at least 30 secs contact time, then rinse with warm water and dry.

I've been using listerine for the last few months.

I use regular hand soap and dish soap... Which ever there is more of in the house at that time.

I use Chlorhexadine which I get from Reptile Basics but they also sell F10SC if you want that as well.

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Originally Posted by steve2md

If you have the time available, and your machine is large enough, a dishwasher with no soap or rinse agent would also work. the water gets hot enough to saturate everything with steam, effectively sterilizing it. Works great for beer and wine bottles for home brewing. I have bottles filled 10 years ago that are still good to go when opened.
This might only be effective for water bowls/hides/decorations though, since they easily fit in the average dish washer.

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Just be careful what you put in there. I use PVC caps for my midsize tubs as water bowls and the dishwasher turned my round caps into oval caps. :D

yep, top rack is best for plastics since it's farther from the heating element. Still, some can't handle the temps in a dishwasher...

Hahaha, I do not have a dish washer anyway. Wish I did. I found someone here who sell f10 SC but it is still quite expensive in my opinion. Think I might do the dish soap thing.

What is the general opinion on using bleach? I've used a diluted solution with no ill effects but just curious if anyone has had any bad experiences using a bleach solution.

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Originally Posted by piedpipper

What is the general opinion on using bleach? I've used a diluted solution with no ill effects but just curious if anyone has had any bad experiences using a bleach solution.

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I used diluted bleach for over a year, I think I was doing 1:10, but recently I switched to simple green.

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Originally Posted by Tsanford

I used diluted bleach for over a year, I think I was doing 1:10, but recently I switched to simple green.

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Work well? I need something cheaper than Nature's Chemistry 😆 just wanna know it's safe!

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