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    Cleaning the cage

    When you guys clean your cages what do you use to clean them? After removing the substrate and all the hides, bowls, accessories what do you use to clean the sides and bottom of the tank?

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    Re: Cleaning the cage

    I use a reptile safe disinfecting antibacterial solution called chlorohexidine. The mixture is about 1 table spoon per gallon of water so it goes a very long way and is completly safe for your snakes and such. Being that soap is toxic to snakes i researched and found this to be the best alturnative. I use that with some paper towels, spray the whole tank down after its completly enptied out, wipe clean and thats about it!
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    Re: Cleaning the cage

    I use Chlorhexidine as well...
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    Re: Cleaning the cage

    1:15 bleach to water. Just gotta make sure that the enclosure is very dry. For cleaning water bowls I use a 1:10 bleach water solution, let them soak, then rinse.

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    Re: Cleaning the cage

    How about "Simple Green" is anyone usong that product?

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    Re: Cleaning the cage

    Chlorhexadine...the greatest stuff in the world. You can order it from Reptile Basics. You dilute it with distilled water (you don't have to but it is better) and the bottle will last you forever. I clean all of the reptile cages with this!!
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    Re: Cleaning the cage

    Quote Originally Posted by BPelizabeth View Post
    Chlorhexadine...the greatest stuff in the world. You can order it from Reptile Basics. You dilute it with distilled water (you don't have to but it is better) and the bottle will last you forever. I clean all of the reptile cages with this!!
    Amen BPelizabeth! I have had the same jug for about 3 years now and not even close to needing a refill hehe. Granted i only have one snake but it goes a extremely long way!
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