Wow.. I am pretty concerned. I usually use bleach to clean-out my snake's tubs. I pour about half of a capful into each tub; mix in some warm/hot water; scrub with scrubbie sponge; rinse very well. Well, there was some caked-on urate in one tub. I figured, OK, pour bleach right onto it and it'll help loosen it.. I somehow created this HORRIBLE noxious fume that made me have to leave the room and run to the door and stick my head out!
I aired the house out, and luckily it was the bathroom; a room with no snakes or other pets living in it. I asked my hubby about it, and he said that I had created something like poison mustard gas??
Wow; I never knew about this and feel pretty stupid. I think that from now on, I will rely on antibacterial dish soap.. I would at least like to put this out there to caution anyone who uses bleach. I would recommend removing most of the urate with a paper towel or something..!
Why must my snakes move their newspaper out of the way before.. urate-ing?