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Posted by: laurarfl at Tue Oct 23 09:05:35 2007 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by laurarfl ]

Actually....soap doesn't kill germs, it just washes them away. Even antimicrobial soap isn't as effective as the claims say they are. They conditions they tested under are different than everyday use. Really, I'm not planning on entering this thread, but general microbiology, chemistry, and anatomy/physiology are more my thing than snake husbandry, so I felt compelled so say something.

It's a matter of defining terms. Disinfecting is using a substance such as bleach, Nolvasan, or Chlorhexaderm and mixing a solution whereby you then soak and wash items in an effort to kill as many microbes as possible. Washing in soap and water is cleaning debris and not disinfecting. So when people are talking about disinfecting on a regular basis, that may be what they're thinking of, too.

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REGARDING THE BELOW THREAD.. - herpsltd, Mon Oct 22 07:26:27 2007

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Newsweek: Killing Germs May Be Hazardous - HappyHillbilly, Mon Oct 22 08:57:01 2007

RE: REGARDING THE BELOW THREAD.. - GrotesqueBurgess, Mon Oct 22 17:23:02 2007

RE: REGARDING THE BELOW THREAD.. - herpsltd, Mon Oct 22 17:49:32 2007

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Acceleration of beneficial microbes - HappyHillbilly, Mon Oct 22 19:28:18 2007

RE: Acceleration of beneficial microbes - GrotesqueBurgess, Mon Oct 22 19:32:09 2007

RE: Acceleration of beneficial microbes - HappyHillbilly, Mon Oct 22 20:22:40 2007

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RE: Acceleration of beneficial microbes - HappyHillbilly, Mon Oct 22 22:04:53 2007

RE: Acceleration of beneficial microbes - herpsltd, Mon Oct 22 22:51:15 2007

RE: Acceleration of beneficial microbes - HappyHillbilly, Mon Oct 22 23:36:27 2007

RE: Acceleration of beneficial microbes - GrotesqueBurgess, Tue Oct 23 08:10:40 2007

RE: Acceleration of beneficial microbes - laurarfl, Tue Oct 23 09:05:35 2007

RE: Acceleration of beneficial microbes - herpsltd, Tue Oct 23 09:24:04 2007

RE: Acceleration of beneficial microbes - GrotesqueBurgess, Tue Oct 23 15:04:38 2007

RE: Acceleration of beneficial microbes - HappyHillbilly, Tue Oct 23 23:00:32 2007

RE: Acceleration of beneficial microbes - GrotesqueBurgess, Tue Oct 23 23:29:10 2007

RE: Acceleration of beneficial microbes - HappyHillbilly, Wed Oct 24 00:12:10 2007

RE: Acceleration of beneficial microbes - GrotesqueBurgess, Wed Oct 24 00:23:09 2007

Chit-chat - HappyHillbilly, Wed Oct 24 01:28:41 2007

Just checkin on ya - HappyHillbilly, Fri Oct 26 20:03:01 2007

RE: Just checkin on ya - GrotesqueBurgess, Fri Oct 26 20:16:16 2007

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RE: Acceleration of beneficial microbes - GrotesqueBurgess, Tue Oct 23 14:52:30 2007

RE: Acceleration of beneficial microbes - laurarfl, Wed Oct 24 06:55:41 2007

RE: Acceleration of beneficial microbes - herpsltd, Wed Oct 24 07:03:41 2007

it's a harsh diet! - laurarfl, Tue Oct 23 07:41:17 2007

RE: it's a harsh diet! - herpsltd, Tue Oct 23 07:44:45 2007

RE: REGARDING THE BELOW THREAD.. - HappyHillbilly, Mon Oct 22 22:12:24 2007

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