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more snakes! special cleaner?
just wondering..i am getting two more balls..i currently use a 10% bleach /water solution to clean the tubs i will put them in.. is that enough? do i need all this special cleaner stuff i hear people talking about?
Ball pythons 2.1.0
Casper - Hypo -m, Java - Cinni - f, Malikai - Cinni - m
Jungle Carpet python 0.1.0
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Re: more snakes! special cleaner?
Different people will recommend different things..aka chlorohexidine, and such but I just use somewhere between 5-10% bleach solution (I never measure it exactly, I just make sure it's under 10%) and it works just fine for me. Just make sure you rinse very very thouroughly! The smell of bleach is bothersome for people, just imagine how bothersome it is for your snakes whose sense of smell is much more accute than ours...
Last edited by Powerspythons; 02-26-2011 at 01:09 PM.
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The bleach solution is fine.
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I don't do well around bleach so I don't use it due to my health issues with it. Chlorine is toxic and must be washed away completely. There are a grab bag or other products ranging from peroxides, iodine compounds, Quatemary ammonia compounds as well. All have pros and cons and non are miracle cleaners to work properly every trace of organic mess must be removed first, (no poo pee or substrate) and typically it takes 20 min for all of them to be effective. Chlorohexidine is a common one use as it is low toxic effects on herps and is unstable so it breaks down quickly. Unfortunately it breaks down quickly and must be mixed before use to have maximum effectiveness.
Steam also is an effective cleaner as well. I use a combination of steam, Chlorohexidine and an iodine product depending on the task.
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Re: more snakes! special cleaner?
thanks everyone! im so excited i just cant wait for my two new babys to be here!
Ball pythons 2.1.0
Casper - Hypo -m, Java - Cinni - f, Malikai - Cinni - m
Jungle Carpet python 0.1.0
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I only use Healthy Habitat....it is all natural, no chemicals and breaks down poop like crazy. I buy it online at Reptile Basics.
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I'd usually recommend using a product that can kill bacteria as well maybe not every time but for 'big' cleaning times. Healthy Habitat kills nothing it is just an enzyme. It works well on smells in plastic to be sure however!
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I currently use chlorhexidine. I'me curious about Healthy Habitat. Has anyone else used it?
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I have used it as well but again just on smelly old tubs I bought. I cleaned them out so they were as clean as I could get them and then sprayed Healthy Habitat and let it sit until dry two treatments and the tubs that could be smelled all though the house don't seem to smell at all now. I have never used it as a cleaner however just on smelly stuff.
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So it's more of a 'cleaner', rather than a 'disinfectant'.
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