>hey everyone
>my cage top is metal, and its gotten quite gross and smelly,
>i have a two tier gerbil cage system set up, so for years now they've been
walking around on top of this aquarium cage-top(they get there through a
hole in one corner). usually most stuff passes through the holes, and i
clean it w/water, but its gotten pretty bad and water doesnt remove the
smell.
>
>what should i use to clean it well? i was thinking about bleach but that
might corrode the metal no? i would obviuosly rinse it right afterward. any
other ideas? thanks
>
>andy
Fill the tub with warm water, get a scrubbrush....use Dawn
Dish Soap (blue-greenish stuff in a squeeze top bottle) and
squirt and scrub. Rinse very well under fresh water.
DO NOT USE BLEACH with Dawn dishsoap.
If you do, it will react as if you mixed ammonia and bleach
and that gas is deadly in even minute amounts. And it
will knock you right off your feet instantly.
Dawn will cut most grime, and that will kill the smell. If you
have to, soak the frame for a few minutes in the sudsy
water to loosen the crud.
I only bleach when I have to disinfect because of a possible
disease problem, and I do that as a separate bleach-water
rinse, then rinse it with fresh water.
After washing and rinsing knock all the water off you can
and air or sun dry.
Deb
Rebel's Rodent Ranch
