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Thread: Disinfecting

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    Disinfecting

    Whats good to use to disinfect/sterilize a tub? Someone i talked to today said to use dishsoap and non-deluded bleach....for some reason that doesnt sound right to me...but idk.
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    Re: Disinfecting

    1/10 bleach/water solution to disinfect. Then rinse very well afterwards.

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    Re: Disinfecting

    Search button.


    You could have searched the title of your thread and not only would you have gotten a thread with the same title 4 days ago, but you would have gotten 6 pages of answers to your question. Please search before posting questions.
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    Talking Re: Disinfecting

    Quote Originally Posted by tbowman View Post
    1/10 bleach/water solution to disinfect. Then rinse very well afterwards.
    I use the same.. Sometimes I use dish soap. 95% of the time I use bleach.
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    Re: Disinfecting

    my appologies about the search. I used it and got what i needed, i was just rushing and decided to make a topic. My bad. Thanks for all your help guys!
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    Re: Disinfecting

    I use chlorhexidine.... like mentioned in the 2nd post's link
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    Re: Disinfecting

    Quote Originally Posted by tbowman View Post
    1/10 bleach/water solution to disinfect. Then rinse very well afterwards.
    Ditto.

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    Re: Disinfecting

    Instead of a bleach solution, I use an ammonia solution. Bleach doesn't kill cryptosporidium oocysts. (I had a problem with crypto with my leopard geckos at one point.)
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