Cleaning solution?

OK everyone so im going to put together my own bleach and water cleaning solution. But i dont know how much bleach im really scared of useing to much so i was thinking like a table spoon. can anyone who makes there own or anything help me out? :weirdface:weirdface:tears:

Just do 1 part bleach to 9 parts water.... So, if you're going to use a tablespoon of bleach, add 9 tablespoons of water and you should be good to go! :gj:

or you can do 50% listerine and 50% water..

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Originally Posted by PsYcHo_99

or you can do 50% listerine and 50% water..

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I'd be leary of using Listerine. Not that it can't be used but there are so many different versions and types with so many different chemicals. If your not 100% sure you got it all off the plastic it might have some adverse effects.

The cost of it would be a little to high also I can buy a gallon of chlorhexidine that will make 500 gallons of cleaning solution for 20.00

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Originally Posted by PsYcHo_99

or you can do 50% listerine and 50% water..

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Listerine? :confused:

Ditto what Ed said! I love me some chlorhexedine.

I was always taught 1 part water to 10 parts bleach does the trick and that's what I use to disinfect enclosures. That's not all though. First we scrub them in the bathtub with hot water and dishsoap so any corners, edges, whatever get really clean. At the same time I do the water dishes and so forth in the sink the same way. After rinsing all that to make sure the soap is gone, I fill the tub with the 1 to 10 parts water/bleach solution, toss in the water dish to soak in there as well and let it all set for a good 20 minutes or so (hottest water possible). Then it's on to repeated rinsing with running cold water and a drying with paper towels. Sometimes I do the soap and water first, sometimes I do it second - either way it's both - then the repeated clear water rinsing. Seems to do the job really well. :)

Then I get to clean the bathroom! :rolleyes:

Cool thankx everyone i just put in a table spoon of bleach and then filled the bottle with water, i can kinda smell the bleach when i sprey but im sure its way more then 10 tablespoons of water. thannkx for the help everyone

I do the same thing Joanna does, except I use a paint sprayer of chlorahexadine solution after I soak and scrub everything in my tub.

What exactly are you spraying? Whatever it is, the bleach/water solution must be rinsed off afterwards (that's when the smell goes away, not while you are actually using it). Make sure no animals are around and also watch your eyes when working with any bleach product, even when diluted.

Chlorohex my friend....end of story.

I am really happy with Vanodine. It's actually a virucide, fungicide and anti bacterial. I have been using it for a while and it does really good.

They have a very informative website. www.vanodine.com

The only bad thing is it is iodine based and can stain some plastics.

After i sprey down the tubs with the water/bleach mix i wash it out very well dont worry haha

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Originally Posted by PsYcHo_99

or you can do 50% listerine and 50% water..

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listerine. as in mouthwash?

With bleach you have to let everything dry before using it. Chlorohexadine is the best way to go. It's safe, cheap, and very effective. We even use it at the hospital for a scrub soap in the O.R..

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Originally Posted by Patrick Long

Chlorohex my friend....end of story.

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I'll second that :D

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Originally Posted by dacalio

With bleach you have to let everything dry before using it. Chlorohexadine is the best way to go. It's safe, cheap, and very effective. We even use it at the hospital for a scrub soap in the O.R..

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Right on. My bottle says it's only for animals, but I use it for everything. I've gotten a little OCD since I started workintg with reptiles. It works great for piercings, too. Except with bleach, you don't have to let it dry. You just have to rinse off all the bleach, which is the same asd CH.

My Vet says they use cholorohex to disinfect surgical tools and animal wounds too. He said it has different applications at different concentrations. I bought a special mixture made for cleaning dogs mouths. It works great on my boy Harry's nasty breath;)

I love the stuff, keep a spray bottle in the snake room at all times.