What do you use to clean the terrarium and furniture?

[htadothk]

Hi everyone,

What do you use to clean your leo's terrarium and furniture?

I have the Aubrey Organics Earth Aware All Natural Cleanser, but I'm not sure if it could remove the bacteria and stuff?

I don't wanna use bleach if I don't absolutely have to.

Also, would boiling the furniture be good enough for monthly cleaning (I do wash the water dish daily)?

Thanks in advance !

 

[Shem]

I just use dish-soap.

 

[THE WHISPERER]

I clean my tanks with Healthy Habitat. Safe, non-toxic, and works really good.

 

[htadothk]

I clean my tanks with Healthy Habitat. Safe, non-toxic, and works really good.

Yeah I heard good things about it, but it's not available in Hong Kong

Thanks though

 

[Crasher_Insane]

Distilled white vinegar, due to it's high level of acidity, can be used to disinfect. Do a Google search on it. I know it doesn't smell the best but it's definitely non-toxic if you rinse thoroughly and dry before re-introducing your leo to his cage.

 

[DLS Reptile]

Peroxide is an excellent cleaner/disinfectant. It is very cheap, no smell and is recommended for cleaning cages/furniture.

 

[Golden Gate Geckos]

I use "Healthy Habitat" by Natural Chemisty to clean our tubs, hides, and bowls... but use quaternary ammmonium compount to disinfect.

 

[htadothk]

Thanks everyone !

 

[Yamori]

I use Reptile Science Cage Cleaner.

 

[marissashubby]

I use diluted bleach (10% bleach:90% water). Then I rinse well (usually a couple times to be sure), and once I dry them I let them stand for a while before setting them up again. The way I understand it, oxygen eliminates the toxicity of bleach.

 

[shawn119]

regular water.

 

[htadothk]

I use Reptile Science Cage Cleaner.

Thanks, I didn't know about Reptile Science, I'll see if it's available in Hong Kong.

regular water.

But you can't disinfect with water can you?

 

[Riyo]

No, you can't disinfect with water.

For tile cleaning I use lysol wipes, let it sit for about 10 minutes then wipe it back down with a moist cloth before putting the leo back in the tank. For furniture I use a water/bleach mixture (mostly water... about 10% bleach, 90% water) and let them soak for a while before allowing them to air dry.

 

[kevinstpeter]

I use Chlorhexadine to disinfect cages and furniture. Seems to work well.

 

[marissashubby]

regular water.

Are you kidding? If that's how you clean you are not diisinfecting at all!

 

[LeapinLizards]

regular water.

If this is a joke, I don't find it funny. Somehow I really don't think it is a joke though, and that's just sad :main_no: Maybe it's just me, but Shawn, you seem to say a lot of things that don't exactly make sense...? I don't know if it's your sense of humor I'm not getting, or what...

 

[Retribution Reptiles]

I use a diluted bleach/water mixture

 

[Gregg M]

I see no reason to disinfect with bleach, vinegar, peroxide, or chlorhexadine unless you are cleaning quarantine bins or cages...

Anti-bacterial dish soap and hot water do the trick very effectively... Anything else is overkill in my opinion and not needed...

Shawn, you are a silly boy... LOL

 

[htadothk]

Thanks a lot everyone !