Aerosol air fresheners?

Hi, my snake is in my room and my room gets kind of stinky at times. What(if anything) would be alright to spray my room? I wouldn't be spraying anything within a 2 foot + radius of the terrarium or above it or anything. I prefer Febreeze air effects but I'm assuming it probably wouldn't be all that great. If anyone knows please spread some light on it.

Thanks, Perry.

for me the less chemicals around my animals the better.

how about some baking soda?



vaughn

Excellent suggestion Vaughn. I may pick myself up a couple boxes and see how well it works. Thanks. :D

potpourri perhaps?

How about diffuser sticks? They are like incense sticks that you do not light; they sit in a vase or some other holder with oil in it..?
I like AirWick's fresheners that open/close with the oil inside. Not the plug-in ones and not candles that you light.. the downside is that I am always replacing them because they go fast.

aerosol in general around animals is a very bad idea... A great many years ago, my older sister got two hamsters, however the thunderstorms had me spray painting my pine wood derby cars (back from my years of cub scouts oh so long ago) inside the house... needless to say, the two hamsters were replaced quickly... It was a sad lesson, however since then I've been especially careful of all chemicals used around my (or others) animals.

+1 bakins soda idea

A bird can die in minutes if someone wears perfume in the room. I myself just clean more often. I don't take chances. We also have frogs and they seem sensitive to so much.

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Originally Posted by Blu Mongoose

A bird can die in minutes if someone wears perfume in the room. I myself just clean more often. I don't take chances. We also have frogs and they seem sensitive to so much.

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Frogs are incredibly sensitive to airborne chemicals as they absorb air through their skin. Much more of any toxins in the air make it into the frogs body systems.

I won't spray anything in a room with reptiles or amphibians. I built activated carbon filters that are amazing. I got the filters for $40 at wormsway.com (CF-70?) and used them to build computer fan powered air filters. They last 18+ months before you have to change the filter, so they blow any Hepa or Ulpa filter away in price, and work just as good. For $120 I got 5 years worth of clean and odorless air. You can also buy an HVAC transformer on eBay for under $20 and use a $2 piece of glass and a couple of metal strips to make an ozone generator that will last forever without ever having to change a filter. If you use one of these in a room with animals it has to be on a timer to go on for a few minutes every hour or two, because ozone can cause damage to lung tissue. Other than that it is safe and works great. But you realy can't beat the $40 carbon air filters.

I wouldn't spray a bunch of chemicals around my animals either. Plus I find that those aerosol air fresheners don't last very long anyway. So in my mind it just does more harm than good. I would definately go with some baking powder, and washing/cleaning everything regularly. Carpets can really trap in a lot of dirt and odors, so make sure that it is kept very clean..... I sure did learn that once I finally got rid of all the carpet in the major rooms of my house. Man I don't think I will EVER have a carpeted house again...not to go off topic here:):).

One of my racks is in my bedroom (as well as my guinea pigs, and dwarf hamster) and I never have any smell problems there, I just clean everything once a week. What kind of substrate do you use? How often do you clean?

It's not the tank, the tank smells fine. The closet however on the other end of the room had previous water damage and while there is no mold/mildew there now(melamimed and painted) it still carries a smell, just around the closet though. I wouldn't intend on spraying the snake or anywhere near it, just in the other side of same room.

Perry.

My rack is in my bedroom and after I clean tubs or after feeding those stinky live rodents I do a quick spray of can air freshener in my room over on the opposite side of the room and I have never had any problems. I also leave one of those airwick solid air fresheners in my room and just pull up the lid so only about an inch or so of the solid shows. I have been doing it for over 4 yrs now with no ill effects but then again I don't do it on a daily basis.
I also since it is in my bedroom, spray body spray and colonge on myself while in the room but again on the opposite side of the room.

Given snakes' sense of smell, he won't like anything you use. I notice that when we put our snake back and check him out while we put on lemon-scented hand-sanitizer, he sticks his tongue out. He associates the smell with "going home" now, I think.

I recommend getting one of two things:
1) an ionizer - if you don't have asthma or lung related health issues, these cover smells very well. they create ozone (the smell you know from a rain storm). they are cheap.
2) if you want to go heavy handed - get a very good air purifier. I have a very sensitive nose, as well as allergies to mold, dust, etc. I got an Austin Air Purifier (just search the net). We got a great model that removes dust from the air, but also has 15 lbs of carbon to remove mold and odors (including chemical off-gassing particles). It might be a more permanent solution.

Also, you could remove the trim where the drywall meets the floor and recaulk, there might be some airflow where the mold is still inside the wall.

Good luck!

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I recommend getting one of two things:
1) an ionizer - if you don't have asthma or lung related health issues, these cover smells very well. they create ozone (the smell you know from a rain storm). they are cheap.
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Ionizers don't produce ozone, they produce negative ions, hence the name. I've never had an ion generator that seemed to do anything noticable, but I never had one that cost more than $50. Carbon filters and ozone generators on the other hand are great. A local place called TGI Clean Air sells ozone machines that they claim are safe to leave on in a room with pets 24 hours a day. I don't know how they work, but I've seen one work and they seem to work good.

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I won't spray anything in a room with reptiles or amphibians. I built activated carbon filters that are amazing. I got the filters for $40 at wormsway.com (CF-70?) and used them to build computer fan powered air filters. They last 18+ months before you have to change the filter, so they blow any Hepa or Ulpa filter away in price, and work just as good. For $120 I got 5 years worth of clean and odorless air. You can also buy an HVAC transformer on eBay for under $20 and use a $2 piece of glass and a couple of metal strips to make an ozone generator that will last forever without ever having to change a filter. If you use one of these in a room with animals it has to be on a timer to go on for a few minutes every hour or two, because ozone can cause damage to lung tissue. Other than that it is safe and works great. But you realy can't beat the $40 carbon air filters.

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Jake...how about a couple of DIY's on the filter and Ozone generator...I would be interested in both, and I am sure others would be too. Please :please:

I got another request, so I'll try to draw them up and post a new DIY thread later today.

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I got another request, so I'll try to draw them up and post a new DIY thread later today.

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Thanks in advance Jake!!!

I am interested in how you have made yours also. :):)

Here's the link to the instructions for the air filter.

http://ball-pythons.net/forums/showthread.php?t=55074

Plans for the ozone generator will be up next week.