I agree, I use hot soapy water (dish soap) and rinse really well. I would
think that you could also use vinegar and water to eliminate odor, just
rinse well. I would skip the bleach, it burns my eyes when I use it and I
would think a gerb would be more sensitive.
Cindi
>From: Kathwynn Sunfire <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Reply-To: Kathwynn Sunfire <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>Subject: Re: Bleach
>Date: Fri, 10 Mar 2000 08:12:12 EST
>
>MM
>
>I agree with Ann-Marie... Anyway unless you are trying to disinfect after a
>nasty infection or unknown disease plain ole' soap and hot water does just
>fine.
>
>BB
>Kathwynn, Cecelia and The MossFlower Clan
>
>
>>From: "Ann-Marie L. Roberts" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>>Subject: Re: Bleach
>>Date: Thu, 9 Mar 2000 19:27:34 -0500
>>
>> > Heh I know I've asked this before and I really should write the answer
>> > down... but what's the proper concentration of bleach I should use when
>> > scrubbing down gerbie cages? Also, is it safe to use this stuff on
>> > plastic or will it seep into the plastic? (May be a dumb question, but
>> > you can never be TOO safe.)
>> >
>> > Elizabeth
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>> >
>>
>>I don't know what the concentration is, but I wouldn't use it on plastic.
>>I
>>believe most, if not all plastic is porous to some degree. I would be
>>concerned with the bleach seeping into the plastic.
>>
>>Ann-Marie L. Roberts
>>T&T Gerbils
>>Escanaba, Michigan
>>Member of the American Gerbil Society
>>Pup Count Project creator and maintainer
>>Please visit my website at:
>>http://www.geocities.com/Petsburgh/Reserve/1928/
>
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