Cleaning day(s)

[Snakefreak64]

when you guys clean your tubs do you where masks/respirators? I where a dust mask and am thinking of getting a real respirator type,anyway,how bout the rest of you? and if so where is the best place to get a respirator? home depot,thnx.

snakefreak64

p.s I have approx 28 tubs mice /rats, gets kinda knarley/lol

[snakesRkewl]

I have fans blowing outwards 24/7 so even when it does smell it's tolerable.
I don't have that many tubs, just 20 female breeders and 3 males in 9 tubs and a momma rack, but good ventilation goes a long ways towards keeping smells down.

[BbyBoa]

I have never had a problem with rat smell or dust it doesn't bother me at all, I think its 100X worse when a big boa drops a bomb in their tub that looks like a elephant got in their and laid a duce. If you want to spend the money on it, I say go for it if it makes you feel better and you got the money. I don't however wear any mask and I haven't dropped dead "yet"

[kitedemon]

I work with respirators every day the thing to remember is it has to fit well I would not buy one at a hardware store but look up a safety supply. The type of carterage is quite variable a paint fume one (hardware store type) is unlikely to do the job I'd guess an acid gas one would be best but i am guessing. Keep it in an air tight container they work weather you have it on your face or on a table. The life of the cartarages is variable I get about 2 weeks from one but that is with 3 hours a day use.
Alex

[RichsBallPythons]

IF the smell is that bad, change bedding or change more often.

My rodents are kept in snake room at 82f and smell dont get bad till day 7

[kellysballs]

We change rat bedding once a week and I take a shower when I'm done but I don't wear a mask.

[Snakefreak64]

IF the smell is that bad, change bedding or change more often.

My rodents are kept in snake room at 82f and smell dont get bad till day 7

wow, I must be overcrowding ,it stinks and I spend a good bit of my life cleaning tubs........I have a male in every group and each group has 4 girls, thats 5 large rats per concrete tub, to much?.....

[RichsBallPythons]

i keep each tub 2.8 and what ever babies are in the tub as well.

[Snakefreak64]

Wow Rich ,and I thought I was a slave driver,lol, I guess the smell just comes with the territory, and oh ya the area I keep the tubs in doesnt have the greatest air flow, so I guess its gonna stink...........basically in a basement with the small screen vents for air


thnx

[Shenzi Sixaxis]

i keep each tub 2.8 and what ever babies are in the tub as well.

I'm amazed you're not losing rats left and right.