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What is the best way to clean cloth snake bags? Will regular detergent on a gentle cycle be good or do I need to use a different type of cleaner. I don’t want to use anything that “bothers” the snake. Thanks.
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Jeff
0.1 Wife
1.2 Kenyan Sand Boas
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0.1 Doberman
1.0 Pitbull
1.0 Collie

I don't know what the rest of the world does, but I wash mine in the washing machine with "regular" clothes detergent on a "regular" cycle in the machine. I do not use fabric softener and I make sure the soap is rinsed out of the bags thoroughly before I use them again. Many of my "bags" aren't anything more than pillow cases to begin with, so shrinkage associated with muslin bags isn't a worry either... I will add this... I ALWAYS inspect the bags very carefully after a trip through the washing machine, as it appears to be the most likely place where they're weaknessness will manifest themselves... holes in bags is bad ju-ju and I've had several that had to be retired after a wash cycle.... For particularly soiled bags (ones in which the resident felt it was necessary to defecate in transit) I generally invert and scrub them in the (workshop) sink prior to putting them in the wash to get as much of the soiling out before putting them in the machine...

>>What is the best way to clean cloth snake bags? Will regular detergent on a gentle cycle be good or do I need to use a different type of cleaner. I don’t want to use anything that “bothers” the snake. Thanks.
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>>Jeff
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Jeff
0.1 Wife
1.2 Kenyan Sand Boas
1.1 Smooth-Scaled Sand Boas
0.1 Doberman
1.0 Pitbull
1.0 Collie