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Vivarium Glass Cleaning

DarkSmoke

DarkSmoke

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i have a question about cleaning the glass of the vivarium.
i clean the vivarium using Dethol to disinfect the vivarium and then wash with hot water to remove the dethol, but the glass won't clean very good.
is it ok to use a glass cleaning anti-static spray on the snake's vivarium or its bad for the snake?
 
I won`t take that risk.
You wouldn`t use this on your eating plate, would you? With tongue flipping, the snake can ingest something.
For cleaning the glass front of my wood viv, I use newspaper and water. It`s cleaning well (no streaks) and the printing ink is antibacterial.
Works for me.

Greetings,
marike
 
If Dethol is an antiseptic for human use, then it's likely to be poisonous to reptiles. I'd suggest you stop using that and buy an antibacterial cleaner that's especially designed for safe use with reptiles. I find that the one I use (Ark Klens) is great at getting viv glass clean. As previously discussed, I can send you some over from the UK if you need it.

In the meantime, try using a dilute vinegar solution to clean the glass, and rinse/dry very well afterwards.
 
but removing the dethol with a long wash of hot water there won't be anything for the snake to injest, or at least at very very smal quantity since dethol is water soluble. and i heard about people using bleach to clean their vivs. but what i need is not another disinfectant but something that can make the glass of the viv shine and hopefully anti-static so it won't get dirty after 30mins of cleaning. so seriously , would a little bit of glass spray and then wiped out clean with a dry cloth and let it rest for some hourse before i put the snake back in really hurt the snake? cause mostly chemicals evaporate away after hours.
 
I use bleach that has been watered down and have never had a problem i just make sure to rinse the tank out a couple of times and then dry and smell check !
 
Vinegar and water works well on viv glass, and it's all I'd trust in an animal viv. I would not trust any commercial cleansers.
 
so seriously , would a little bit of glass spray and then wiped out clean with a dry cloth and let it rest for some hourse before i put the snake back in really hurt the snake? cause mostly chemicals evaporate away after hours.
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I'm with Lauren - I really wouldn't trust it. Any ordinary household chemical has the potential to be dangerous to snakes. The usual advice is to avoid using things like furniture polish, hairspray, cologne, perfume, air freshener etc in the same room as reptiles, never mind in their vivs.

If you still want to use glass spray, I'd recommend actually rinsing it off afterwards - very thoroughly. Not just wiping it with a dry cloth. However, any use will still leave microscopic traces, even after rinsing. I honestly wouldn't risk it.

Dilute vinegar would be much safer.
 
Half of the job i do at work involves making glass shine. if you have a damp cloth with hot water and a dry cloth that you use to 'buff' the surface before it dries, you can get a clean, streak free shine. it sometimes takes alot of elbow grease, but it works. Newsprint and water works equally well. if you need something stronger, use vinegar.
the shop i work in is an organic coffee roastery and cafe, we cant use non organic chemicals or we loose our organic certification...so its all about alternatives.
 
bitsy said:
I'm with Lauren - I really wouldn't trust it. Any ordinary household chemical has the potential to be dangerous to snakes. The usual advice is to avoid using things like furniture polish, hairspray, cologne, perfume, air freshener etc in the same room as reptiles, never mind in their vivs.

If you still want to use glass spray, I'd recommend actually rinsing it off afterwards - very thoroughly. Not just wiping it with a dry cloth. However, any use will still leave microscopic traces, even after rinsing. I honestly wouldn't risk it.

Dilute vinegar would be much safer.
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umm , who would aply glass spray and wash it away? :p it would ruin its anti-statical effects and would be useless to use.

i think i was misunderstood by some, i dont want to replace dethol with glass spray , i want to continue cleanin the vivarium with dethol but then afterward s and senitizing is done with dethol i want to dry it , spray it and dry it. to make it shiny.
 
RosieReal said:
Half of the job i do at work involves making glass shine. if you have a damp cloth with hot water and a dry cloth that you use to 'buff' the surface before it dries, you can get a clean, streak free shine. it sometimes takes alot of elbow grease, but it works. Newsprint and water works equally well. if you need something stronger, use vinegar.
the shop i work in is an organic coffee roastery and cafe, we cant use non organic chemicals or we loose our organic certification...so its all about alternatives.
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you're 100% right, damp cloth and then dry it does work and makes a clean viv. the only disadvantage is that water doesn't have the anti-static effect of the glass cleaning spray. so cleaning with water dust will start to be attracted back imidiatly to the glass wich after 2days it would be full of dust again. using the spray it would take about a weak to get back dirty
 
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