Lysol Wipes for Cleaning?

I looked up a few threads on this and didn't really get a good answer from any of them. I pretty much use Lysol wipes for everything around my house so I buy it in bulk (I have a 4 y/o son...nicknamed Hurricane Jake for a reason lol). I was wondering if anyone ever uses them to clean their tubs? I have a RBI rack, and curious if they are safe to use. I'd rinse with hot water and soap afterwards and dry out if I was to use them. I've been using a bleach/water solution to clean them but it just takes forever sometimes, and the Lysol wipes have a scrubby side :D

Edit: I use newspaper as substrate, not sure if that matters or not. I just change it out, clean it, then replace with new newspaper.

I wouldnt use the Lysol ones but the clorox ones..

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Originally Posted by RichsBallPythons

I wouldnt use the Lysol ones but the clorox ones..

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Sorry if this sounds dumb, but what is the difference other than Lysol wipes tend to be more "wet"? Is there a difference in the solution?

Clorox is made by the makers of bleach and is a bleaching wipe.

Lysol was designed mostly for bathrooms, which have harsher chemicals. If you can find a lysol wipe that is a bleach wipe then youll be fine..

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Originally Posted by RichsBallPythons

Clorox is made by the makers of bleach and is a bleaching wipe.

Lysol was designed mostly for bathrooms, which have harsher chemicals. If you can find a lysol wipe that is a bleach wipe then youll be fine..

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Ah, well that makes perfect sense thank you. I never really was "attached" to Lysol it just always seems to be what I grab when grocery shopping lol.

Why not just chlorohexidine? Cheap, works great, and safe for your animals. I clean up right after messes and never needed to scrub with anything except paper towels.

Regards,

B

I use Dawn dish Liquid.

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Originally Posted by Simple Man

Why not just chlorohexidine? Cheap, works great, and safe for your animals. I clean up right after messes and never needed to scrub with anything except paper towels.

Regards,

B

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I've heard to use that, but I don't know where in the heck to find it other than online and pay $25 for a bottle and then shipping. Any ideas?

http://www.reptilebasics.com/chlorhexadine-16oz

Will run about 18 shipped.. And is plenty for small collections

Let me put in yet another plug for Natural Chemistry Healthy Habitat. All natural....I buy a gallon and for my small collection it lasts a long time. I spray it on, then by the time I get the papertowels to wipe it up, it has dissolved the poop...no scrubbing. It is well worth the money. I get mine from RBI.

This may be a stupid question but is there any difference between the stuff sold by reptile basics and this: http://amzn.com/B0040V1RES ? or this: http://amzn.com/B00061MU9W ?

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Originally Posted by Simple Man

Why not just chlorohexidine? Cheap, works great, and safe for your animals. I clean up right after messes and never needed to scrub with anything except paper towels.

Regards,

B

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This is what I use and it works great for me......

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Originally Posted by babyknees

This may be a stupid question but is there any difference between the stuff sold by reptile basics and this: http://amzn.com/B0040V1RES ? or this: http://amzn.com/B00061MU9W ?

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No its the same stuff..

The Clorox wipes I have gotten are not bleach. They are ammonium chloride, alcohol, and have all kinds of other fillers and fragrances. I don't trust them for cleaning any of my animal cages.

http://www.clorox.com/products/cloro...ts-and-safety/

There is the ingredient list for you. Personally, I use Dawn and hot water, or if it gets really disgusting diluted bleach. Obviously, the choice is up to you, but I wouldn't put them near a cage.

Hey I just cleaned my bp today and thats what I used because I ran out of bleach and thats all I had. Its a nice day so i scrubbed everything down then rinsed in in hot water and set it on the porch to dry. Everything seems fine, no smell or anything. I would say yeah go ahead but not all the time.

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Originally Posted by Sammy412

Let me put in yet another plug for Natural Chemistry Healthy Habitat. All natural....I buy a gallon and for my small collection it lasts a long time. I spray it on, then by the time I get the papertowels to wipe it up, it has dissolved the poop...no scrubbing. It is well worth the money. I get mine from RBI.

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I use it too, but the problem is that it is really just a cleaner and deodorizer. I don't think that it disinfects anything. I'm wondering if something like F10SC or chlorohex could be mixed/diluted with it and turn it into an all-in-one deodorizer/disinfectant that can be used as needed without rinsing.

Doing my monthly/bi-monthly disinfecting with bleach water takes forever with all of the soaking, rinsing, and drying that has to occur before PAM can be applied.


Sigh. I just read the description for chlorohex and saw that there is no need to rinse/dry. I've wasted SO much time over the past few months with bleach and I am so pissed off right now... lol. Now I just need to find out if I can mix the stuff in with Healthy Habitat.