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Re: What Enclosure Disinfectant Do You Use?
Originally Posted by Charles8088
Thanks Charles! This is what I was looking at as well, just wanted to make sure I was on the same page as everyone else.
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This is the one I use(Durvet B000HHSD8M n Chlorhexidine 2% Solution, 16 fl. oz): https://amzn.to/3lG4yuX
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I’m getting some Chlorhexidine, but I’ve never used it before and the measurements confuse me for diluting. I watched a Snake Discovery video about it & it says 1:32 parts chemical-to-water per gallon...but idk how much that equates to with a spray bottle. The size I typically use is a 32 oz, so I’m just not sure how much of the chemical I should put in...
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Re: What Enclosure Disinfectant Do You Use?
Originally Posted by Charles8088
Yes, this is the one I'm currently using, though in the past I've had other brands depending on regional availability. It's a "generic" product, all brands should be equal.
BTW, there is a patented version of this that has been around for many years & widely used by veterinary clinics called Nolvasan- it has a slightly different formulation to be effective against more things, but it's quite expensive & IMO it's over-kill for the average pet-owner. I used it years ago when I had many more snakes than I do now, & when I took in rescues of all kinds (both native & exotics) on a regular basis. Just fyi. If you find yourself in the business of breeding high-end snakes, & want to do everything possible to protect your substantial investment, either Nolvasan or F10 is probably the way to go & would be deductible as a business expense anyway. At this point all my snakes are long-term residents & captive-bred, nothing coming in, so for me, generic chlorhexidine is just fine, as I believe it is for most members here. (Nolvasan is used the same way as the generic- much-diluted, spray on-wait- & wipe dry).
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Re: What Enclosure Disinfectant Do You Use?
Originally Posted by Hi I am Snek
I’m getting some Chlorhexidine, but I’ve never used it before and the measurements confuse me for diluting. I watched a Snake Discovery video about it & it says 1:32 parts chemical-to-water per gallon...but idk how much that equates to with a spray bottle. The size I typically use is a 32 oz, so I’m just not sure how much of the chemical I should put in...
That's EASY: you want one ounce of chlorhexidine & the rest of the 32 ounces is water, so just fill the bottle. (If your bottle holds exactly 32 ounces & no more, you'd actually end up with 1:31 but don't let that keep you up nights, lol. It doesn't matter.)
But- it's best to put most of the water in first, because the running water will cause the chlorhexidine to foam up a little & not allow you to add all the water to dilute it properly. Make sense?
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Re: What Enclosure Disinfectant Do You Use?
Originally Posted by Bogertophis
That's EASY: you want one ounce of chlorhexidine & the rest of the 32 ounces is water, so just fill the bottle. (If your bottle holds exactly 32 ounces & no more, you'd actually end up with 1:31 but don't let that keep you up nights, lol. It doesn't matter.)
But- it's best to put most of the water in first, because the running water will cause the chlorhexidine to foam up a little & not allow you to add all the water to dilute it properly. Make sense?
I think it does, thank you!
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I believe most of those dosage "caps", that come on medicines like Dimetapp and such, hold an ounce of liquid. You could use one of those to measure. Or a shot glass.
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Re: What Enclosure Disinfectant Do You Use?
What are you going to go with?
Last edited by JacksReptiles; 03-23-2021 at 02:43 PM.
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Re: What Enclosure Disinfectant Do You Use?
Originally Posted by Spicey
I believe most of those dosage "caps", that come on medicines like Dimetapp and such, hold an ounce of liquid. You could use one of those to measure. Or a shot glass.
A 30 ml syringe = 1 oz as well.
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Re: What Enclosure Disinfectant Do You Use?
Originally Posted by Trinityblood
A 30 ml syringe = 1 oz as well.
Somehow I can just see myself dropping the syringe into my gallon of chlorhexidine if my grip slips...
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