Aerosol air fresheners?

[Perry]

Hi, my snake is in my room and my room gets kind of stinky at times. What(if anything) would be alright to spray my room? I wouldn't be spraying anything within a 2 foot + radius of the terrarium or above it or anything. I prefer Febreeze air effects but I'm assuming it probably wouldn't be all that great. If anyone knows please spread some light on it.

Thanks, Perry.

[kavmon]

for me the less chemicals around my animals the better.

how about some baking soda?



vaughn

[tigerlily]

Excellent suggestion Vaughn. I may pick myself up a couple boxes and see how well it works. Thanks.

[Lokua]

potpourri perhaps?

[Ginevive]

How about diffuser sticks? They are like incense sticks that you do not light; they sit in a vase or some other holder with oil in it..?
I like AirWick's fresheners that open/close with the oil inside. Not the plug-in ones and not candles that you light.. the downside is that I am always replacing them because they go fast.

[Gooseman]

aerosol in general around animals is a very bad idea... A great many years ago, my older sister got two hamsters, however the thunderstorms had me spray painting my pine wood derby cars (back from my years of cub scouts oh so long ago) inside the house... needless to say, the two hamsters were replaced quickly... It was a sad lesson, however since then I've been especially careful of all chemicals used around my (or others) animals.

+1 bakins soda idea

[Blu Mongoose]

A bird can die in minutes if someone wears perfume in the room. I myself just clean more often. I don't take chances. We also have frogs and they seem sensitive to so much.

[Gooseman]

A bird can die in minutes if someone wears perfume in the room. I myself just clean more often. I don't take chances. We also have frogs and they seem sensitive to so much.

Frogs are incredibly sensitive to airborne chemicals as they absorb air through their skin. Much more of any toxins in the air make it into the frogs body systems.

[PythonWallace]

I won't spray anything in a room with reptiles or amphibians. I built activated carbon filters that are amazing. I got the filters for $40 at wormsway.com (CF-70?) and used them to build computer fan powered air filters. They last 18+ months before you have to change the filter, so they blow any Hepa or Ulpa filter away in price, and work just as good. For $120 I got 5 years worth of clean and odorless air. You can also buy an HVAC transformer on eBay for under $20 and use a $2 piece of glass and a couple of metal strips to make an ozone generator that will last forever without ever having to change a filter. If you use one of these in a room with animals it has to be on a timer to go on for a few minutes every hour or two, because ozone can cause damage to lung tissue. Other than that it is safe and works great. But you realy can't beat the $40 carbon air filters.

[Sunny1]

I wouldn't spray a bunch of chemicals around my animals either. Plus I find that those aerosol air fresheners don't last very long anyway. So in my mind it just does more harm than good. I would definately go with some baking powder, and washing/cleaning everything regularly. Carpets can really trap in a lot of dirt and odors, so make sure that it is kept very clean..... I sure did learn that once I finally got rid of all the carpet in the major rooms of my house. Man I don't think I will EVER have a carpeted house again...not to go off topic here.