Misting with chlorhexadine solution

I woulnd't use any disinfectant other than 3% H202 (Hydrogen peroxide) solution since it leaves no residue and simply evaporates just like water. However care should be taken not to get any of it on the reptile since it may cause oxygen burns on the skin and pulmonary irrittation when inhaled (risk of RI). Caution sholud be excercised making sure everything is completely dry and the enclosure thoroughly ventilated before you replace the snake. Do not use it on the substrate since it can be absorbed . With all the above precautions it is safe to use it otherwise :colbert::colbert::colbert:

Not sure exactly why you'd want to use a disinfectant in your misting water... I have used chlorhexidine for flushing infected belly tissues, but I never put my snakes in a position of actually inhaling the stuff. I've inhaled it personally at work, and it really isn't a pleasant experience.

Hydrogen peroxide isn't a disinfectant, I have no clue where you get your information..(SPELLCHECK por favor) :confused: Peroxide is really only good to get blood out of clothes as far as I'm concerned.

If I ever have to mist, I use tap water or distilled water. If I want to disinfect, I use Parv-O-Way/Parvosol, Chlorhexidine or a 10% bleach solution. Chlorhexidine really gets the stuck urates out easily, so it's what I use most of the time. I have also sprayed myself with Parvosol/Parv-O-Way if I have an animal in quarantine(rats or snakes) as it will kill pretty much everything.

And breathing in any disinfectant is not a pleasant thing, it burns and makes your eyes water, and makes you short of breath. For an animal that can't cough or sneeze(easily anyway), why would you even want to expose them to those chemicals?