Sterilizing

Whats the best way to sterilize a 10g tank.

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Originally Posted by pingure

Whats the best way to sterilize a 10g tank.

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The ultimate best way in my opinion would be to make a 50% alcohol and hot water solution and let it soak. Best of Luck! :)

Bleach/water solution. Rinse well.

Or you can buy Chlorhexadine, or Healthy Habitat.

ok thanks

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Originally Posted by LGray23

Bleach/water solution. Rinse well.

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^ That to lol :D

[QUOTE=LGray23;1667567]Bleach/water solution. Rinse well.

X2 I use 10% bleach soak for 30 min and rinse till I dont smell bleach anymore worked great for me so far ;)

Ok I am a bit fussy with terms sterilize and disinfectant are not the same if you truly mean sterilize (NO bacteria, germs or virus) it take very expensive and complex gear to do so. (autoclave)

Disinfectants can be quite varied, a grab bag of chemical treatments chlorhexidine, iodine, alcohols, sodium hypochlorite (chlorine bleach) quandary ammonia compounds (F10) and hydrogen peroxide.

Chlorhexidine, and quantry ammonia compounds pose no massive heath issues and can be used with out worry for the most part.

Alcohol once evaporated also poses no health issues.

Bleach and iodine MUST be well washed off before the animal is returned to the enclosure. No trace can remain as they are both quite toxic to reptiles.

Steam can also be used and it also is safe once the enclosure is cooled down be careful around glass however.

To my the best of my knowledge healthy habitat is a enzyme cleaner and is NOT a sterilant at all.

There are 2 things all of the above have in common.

The enclosure must be clean before using any of the sterilants.

They all need at the very least 20 min contact time to be effective!

There is no magic cleaner that you can spray on wipe off and have it be effective, everything must be washed with soap and water rinsed off and then treated and given time to work and then if necessary rinsed off again until no trace remains.

http://naturalchemistry.com/pet_care...y_habitat.html

"Healthy Habitat ... NOTE: Healthy Habitat will not kill bacteria; however used on a regular basis it may help prevent bacteria from building up"

It is a great product, but is mostly an odour neutralizer/cleaner but is not a sterilant.

I get F10 veterinary disinfectant from this site:

http://buyf10.com/

Run buy the Pro Exotics team. It's very affordable, as a $16 container makes fifty 34-oz spray bottles of disinfectant.

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Originally Posted by kitedemon

Ok I am a bit fussy with terms sterilize and disinfectant are not the same if you truly mean sterilize (NO bacteria, germs or virus) it take very expensive and complex gear to do so. (autoclave)

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I fantasize about having in autoclave in my house one day.

ok so when pre cleaning it what should i use is dishsoap ok does it matter since ill be using the bleach im just concerned and dont wanna do anything to hurt my little guys

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Originally Posted by pingure

ok so when pre cleaning it what should i use is dishsoap ok does it matter since ill be using the bleach im just concerned and dont wanna do anything to hurt my little guys

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I think soap is fine, Just be sure you thoroughly Rinse.

I simply put mine in the dishwasher and set it to "HIGH TEMP WASH" and "SANITIZE" I do the same with water dishes and hides

yes dish soap is fine as a wash. Bleach is also good it just needs to be washed off well. Use your nose no bleach smell should be present.

Is it safe for the snake to spray on an appropriate mixture of f10 and water on a paper towel then use it to wipe down the snake? I did that to try to get some of the stench off the snake after a messy bowel movement.

X2 on the Autoclave

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Originally Posted by LGray23

Bleach/water solution. Rinse well.

Or you can buy Chlorhexadine, or Healthy Habitat.

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Or F10 OR Green Soap:gj:;)

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Originally Posted by Haksui76

Is it safe for the snake to spray on an appropriate mixture of f10 and water on a paper towel then use it to wipe down the snake? I did that to try to get some of the stench off the snake after a messy bowel movement.

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plain water works;)

I would not use f10 on a cloth at working strength directly on a snake. All chemical disinfectants are made to kill things what works just fine.