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yngghoppa
at Thu Sep 14 08:21:48 2006 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by yngghoppa ]
I currently am in the process of "rearranging" or "reconverting" all my set ups. The problem I am finding with these bendable or flexible vines is that there is a paper composite or some sort of material directly under the hardened outer surface that retains water.
My issue with this is if an animal is infected with a parasite (one of my female NoseBe's) and rubs their vent against it, the parasites will now be passed on to the vine. While being treated with meds, the animal can re-infect themselves by walking over that infected area again, or something as simple as the vine will begin to deteriorate over time with constant misting. In which the cham can possibly ingest part of it or the moist paper could harbor other bacteria matter.
I am currently trying to find more of a consistent material throughout the whole vine. No paper. So I can easily wipe down vines. If you have any suggestions it would be greatly be appreciated.
Sorry for avoiding the question, I use Nolvasan or other known as Chlorhexidine (A virucidal, bactericidal, fungicidal sanitizing solution useful in the disinfection of equipment and premises) to clean cage bottoms, vines and even remove foliage to mist, wipe, and mist again then rinse. I try to do this at least once a week. The cage bottom though, I do every time I remove and replace the towels, which is every couple of days.
Some say I'm a little over precautious and tend to clean and sterilize too much but I would much rather have healthy and happy reptiles then seeing them be infected and pass. I believe that if the owner truly cares for these animals, one day out of a week or weekend to tend to cage cleaning is not much. If that was the case how do they keep their feeders? Because they are the annoying part of cleaning through out the week! See what others say for cleaning schedules and their routines. I hope this helped in some way
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RE: performing the daily tasks... - yngghoppa, Thu Sep 14 08:21:48 2006