Best cleaning solution

[Spencer88]

What do y'all use to clean rubber made racks? Looking for a simple solution that's easy to use and not expensive.

[Neal]

I don't mean to come off strong here if I do, but what's expensive to you? $5-15 or more. I'm just flabbergasted at the rate people want to skip important steps of keeping an animal.

Some stuff that you may end up paying a few $$ more will be cheaper in the long run.

http://www.revivalanimal.com/Chlorhe...?sku=27180-801

That's great stuff used by many vets to clean stuff. That will last a very long time. You buy a 1 oz pump for it and you're set. All you need is to get a gallon of distilled water for under $1.50(actually 98 cents here at winn-dixie). Then buy an empty gallon container $2-3 and another pump(doesn't have to be 1 oz) for your empty container. Pour the water in the empty container and two full pumps of the Chlorhexidine in it. Then you can put that into a spray bottle and you have really good cleaner. Total you're looking at $20, but for a gallon of water($1.50) and that's good for a few weeks. Now Chlorhexidine does break down, but with distilled water it lasts the longest.

I personally use a spray bottle and a 1/4 of a pump of the Chlorhexidine so that way it lasts longer. I use a different measurement system to make sure it's very close to what the original mixture would be for a gallon. That $14 bottle of Chlorhexidine will last you for well over a year though.

[Spencer88]

I don't mean to come off strong here if I do, but what's expensive to you? $5-15 or more. I'm just flabbergasted at the rate people want to skip important steps of keeping an animal.

Some stuff that you may end up paying a few $$ more will be cheaper in the long run.

http://www.revivalanimal.com/Chlorhe...?sku=27180-801

That's great stuff used by many vets to clean stuff. That will last a very long time. You buy a 1 oz pump for it and you're set. All you need is to get a gallon of distilled water for under $1.50(actually 98 cents here at winn-dixie). Then buy an empty gallon container $2-3 and another pump(doesn't have to be 1 oz) for your empty container. Pour the water in the empty container and two full pumps of the Chlorhexidine in it. Then you can put that into a spray bottle and you have really good cleaner. Total you're looking at $20, but for a gallon of water($1.50) and that's good for a few weeks. Now Chlorhexidine does break down, but with distilled water it lasts the longest.

I personally use a spray bottle and a 1/4 of a pump of the Chlorhexidine so that way it lasts longer. I use a different measurement system to make sure it's very close to what the original mixture would be for a gallon. That $14 bottle of Chlorhexidine will last you for well over a year though.

Okay thanks I'll look into that stuff. What I mean't was I don't want to buy something expensive when something cheaper works just as well.

[Neal]

Okay thanks I'll look into that stuff. What I mean't was I don't want to buy something expensive when something cheaper works just as well.

Also diluted bleach could work, but I would still wash it off after cleaned. I've used a bleach solution with no ill effects. That was before I used the chlorhexidine also. I took a large spray bottle and put a spoon of bleach in it and then sprayed it and took a sponge like what I use to wash my dishes(of course not the same one) and wiped everything down then I ran it under the water in my bathtub. I just made sure that no lingering bleach smell was left and that it was clean.

They also sell reptile cleaner in a spray but to me it's a rip off and doesn't work half as well as some of the other stuff.

[Spencer88]

I might give bleach a try first before I order that other stuff. Thanks for your help.

[MrLang]

Make sure the bleach is heavily diluted and rinsed well afterwards.

[h20hunter]

I'd like to ask a question pertaining to cleaning.

How often do you suggest a full clean out for a tank set up for a single bp. My temps and humidy are good, I use combo aspen and eco earth substrate and spot clean daily if needed.

[Spencer88]

Anybody used/heard of this product?

http://www.countrysidepet.com/neutra...ectant-gallon/

[Royal Hijinx]

I use Windex vinegar for day to day cleaning and F10 for deep cleans.

[Mr. Misha]

I personally use Healthy Habitat. It works great right out of the bottle. Don't need to premix anything. It's also pet safe so you don't have to worry about accidentally poisoning your snakes.

I do a full cleaning brakedown every month as well as spot clean when needed.



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