Hi,

Good replies from everyone. Yes, no responsible pet owner should ever use any (what I like to call harsh) chemicals for cleaning in, around or near any animal enclosures,or items used for that pet. Even I am afraid to use that [bleep] (Lysol, pinesol, tylex, pledge etc.), in my own home. It's not healthy to humans although we are not told that since everything is about chemicals and cleanliness. I am VERY clean but I am careful.



To answer your question:

1. For cleaning water bowls and such. Dawn is fine. But the original Dawn brand and none of that funny scented, antibacterial, or other stuff. Original Dawn is plain old glycerin soap. It is what is used to clean up birds and other animals that have been exposed to oil spills and such. So it's safe. We humans use worse things to wash our dishes.



2. Nolvasen is ideal for antiseptic type cleaning of cages if you can get your hands on it. Also good for cleaning bowls and such if there is a respiratory disease and others going on in a zoo.



3. Bleach -- If diluted to VERY small amounts it should be safe. But I would only use it to clean cages/enclosures. Bleach kills germs but has other harsh properties as well.



QUESTION is.. What products would you use in your small space for a home (if you lived in a cage). And what would you use to wash your dishes? Do you have contaminated animals that you don't want to spread salmonella, respiratory, or parasitic infections to others?

We all have germs. Think natural.



What do I use for my snakes? Dawn. I have never used anything else. Sorry for this being so long. But the opinion is from working in a rescued exotics zoo in the past, and keeping snakes for 6 years. AND being very wary of cleaning products, even in my own space. For you humans out there, Simple Green is a great effective and safer alternative household cleaning product. (Biodegradable) Even Isopropal alcohol is an alternative.



Cheers

AS

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