Novalsan can be purchased from vet clinics I beleive, or cleaning supply stores. Not sure where to find it myself. However, you can clean your tank and all accessories with a 1:10 bleach/water solution. Just rinse fully and allow to fully air dry in a well ventilated location (outside is best). Before bleaching I suggest washing everything first with warm soapy water (dishsoap is fine, or any disinfectant cleaner), then rinse completely, then soak with the bleach solution for about half an hour before rinsing. This will completely clean the tank and accessories.



If you have wooden cage accessories and they are small enough, instead of using the bleach solution, as wood takes a much longer time to rinse and air dry for all bleach fumes to dissipate, you can bake them in the oven for about 2 hours at 250F. Allow to cool of course, before handing.
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• How to clean a used tank for a new beardie? - scrapulous, Thu Oct 13 21:20:20 2005
• RE: How to clean a used tank for a new beardie? - scrapulous, Thu Oct 13 21:22:02 2005
• RE: How to clean a used tank for a new beardie? - PHLdyPayne, Thu Oct 13 21:27:56 2005
• RE: How to clean a used tank for a new beardie? - scrapulous, Thu Oct 13 21:33:38 2005
• a good way to clean . . . - nathan23, Thu Oct 13 21:59:58 2005
• RE: How to clean a used tank for a new beardie? - LizardSmoke, Thu Oct 13 22:23:29 2005
• RE: How to clean a used tank for a new beardie? - PHLdyPayne, Fri Oct 14 11:48:57 2005
• RE: How to clean a used tank for a new beardie? - LizardSmoke, Fri Oct 14 12:35:40 2005