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Cleaning cages

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Hi, I'm getting a snake in a few days but would like to totally clean/disinfect my tank and my other accessories in it (a few coconut huts, a branch, and a water dish). What should I use that is reptile safe? I am getting a boa, are there any other sort of accessories more appropriate for a boa?


Thanks!
 
For my tank and decor I use a mild dish soap to clean. Make sure you THOROUGHLY rinse, and I do mean THOROUGHLY. Then for sterilizing I use Nolvasan (Chlorhexidine).
 
Is that available in most big stores like Home Depot or Walmart or is it something you have to order online?


Mark Westberg
 
Get the chlorhexidine from Matt at mgreptiles.com. He has awesome prices and killer customer service!

Jamie
 
Thanks a lot! The only thing is my snake will be here before the cleaning solution. Is there anything else I can use in the meantime?
 
You can use clorox cleanup or 1/2 cup bleach to 1 gallon of water, that is what I was using but the bleach smell killed me and I had to rinse and rinse to get the bleach smell out of the tubs before I could put the herps back in.

But it works just fine, Matt's stuff is spray and wipe no rinsing and rinsing so its faster and NO SMELL at all that I can tell which is nice form having the house smell like bleach all the time lol
 
SableLynx said:
Is that stuff safe for septics?
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I would think so. Clorehexadine diacetate is very mild, its not corrosive, it has no surfacants, etc. For disinfecting and sterilizing it is great though. I used it all the time when I worked in a pet store. If the tank was very dirty, I would do the soap and water first (as someone else said above), then rinse a few times, then I would finish with Clorehexadine.
 
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