All of you sound likke you use soaps and bleaches to clean the tanks. All I
use it boiling hot water, a power sprayer, and water to rinse it out...is
this wrong?
The Sunflower Clan-
Amy
Aveda
Juan
and Pups!
and No Pups!!!
Proud member of the AGS.
Aveda: Juan, look, these pups already are getting fur!!!
Juan: I have fur, why don't you talk about me like how you do. I have nice
fur...It is pretty fur...I have better fur than you.....blah blah blah
Aveda: Amy, does he ever let it rest???
Amy: I don't think so
Juan: But I do have good fur! It is beautiful fur! It is fluffy too. The
babies fur isn't fluffy, but mine is!!!!!
Aveda: SHUT UP!
> Most rodent species are sensitive to bleach. Ammonia vapours can hang
> around for weeks even when the concentrations are too low for humans to
> sense. Because of this it is probably not a good idea to use bleach at
> all. It isn't really necessary anyway except in certain circumstance
> (see below).
>
> The safest thing to do is to wash things in very hot water (no
> detergents). Wipe them clean with paper towel, and leave to dry in
> sunlight. Sunlight can be a very effective antiseptic agent.
>
> Where there is a risk of infection, for example you have had gerbils
> with Tyzzer's disease or E. coli, then cleaning with bleach can be a
> good idea. To do this effectively you need to immerse in the standard
> dilution on the packaging for washing surfaces for at least 30 minutes
> to ensure the death of Tyzzer's spores. After doing this it is best to
> air for several weeks before using again.
>
>
> --
> Julian
>
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