Hi all,

I have a question for those who use Chlorhexidine for enclosure disinfecting. I searched the forums, and didn't find an answer, so I thought I'd try here, since I am cleaning Boa cages and fixtures.

I bought a gallon of trade name Virosan (2.0% hexane digluconate, 1% isopropyl alcohol, 97 % inert ingrediants). What I am trying to figure out is what dilution do I need? According to the label, the goal is .5% solution (for use as a teat dip, but I'm having trouble locating those on my Boa's...). That's like mixing 32 oz. of solution to 96 oz. of clean water. That seems like a much stronger mixture from what I have read elsewhere. For spray application as a disinfectant, I have read accounts of mixing it anywhere from 1 oz./gal to 3 oz./gal., but most posters don't mention what concentration or dilution they are using.

I obviously want the mixture to be strong enough to be effective, yet I don't want to use any stronger solution than is necessary (from animal safety and cost/waste concerns).

Can anyone with positive experiences using this disinfectant with Boas help me out?

Thanks,

Mark
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uncommonboa.com

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• Using Chlorhexidine with Boas - mpollard, Sat Sep 12 08:14:46 2009
• geez Mark! - Jonathan_Brady, Sat Sep 12 09:06:10 2009
• RE: geez Mark! - mpollard, Sat Sep 12 09:35:08 2009
• Hang on Mark!!! - boaphile, Sat Sep 12 09:43:25 2009
• RE: Hang on Mark!!! - Jonathan_Brady, Sat Sep 12 10:08:32 2009
• I stand corrected: - boaphile, Sat Sep 12 14:32:53 2009
• RE: Using Chlorhexidine with Boas - dan80woma, Sat Sep 12 10:35:35 2009
• 1 oz per gallon is - boaphile, Sat Sep 12 14:45:24 2009
• Chlorhexidine diacetate - LarM, Sat Sep 12 15:33:28 2009
• RE: 1 oz per gallon is - Wirlwindboaz, Sat Sep 12 15:43:03 2009
• RE: Using Chlorhexidine with Boas - superrodent, Sat Sep 12 17:09:13 2009
• RE: Using Chlorhexidine with Boas - jscrick, Sun Sep 13 07:38:12 2009
• Thanks everyone! - mpollard, Sun Sep 13 09:39:26 2009