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    Re: Used Tank concerns

    Quote Originally Posted by Ranulf View Post
    Thabks guys.

    What about the reptile cleaners you can get, like Fluker's Super Scrub and others? Do they do the same job, or not really?
    Personally I have no idea what's in that...I'm a label-reader, whether it's my food or any home or pet products. Generally speaking, products sold in pet stores have a
    greater mark-up than generic disinfectants sold in larger amounts in feed stores or large suppliers of animal/health products. I've always had a house-full of snakes &
    other animals, so buying by the gallon or pint works best for me.

    BTW, the name "super scrub" suggests it's more for cage CLEANING than cage disinfection: don't confuse those 2 things.

    There's nothing wrong with cleaning a cage with water & a bit of dish soap to remove feces & debris...you don't need a fancy product for that. White vinegar will remove
    any hard water deposits from water bowls, & can also be used to wipe down a cage: it's a mild disinfectant & helps remove stuck-on urates too....but you'll have to rinse
    it out really well.

    Disinfectants, on the other hand, don't work well in a dirty cage...biological debris tends to cancel out their effectiveness, so you want to clean first (soap & water works
    best for that), & only THEN use disinfectants to kill pathogens that cause disease.
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