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cleaning the viv...dont wanna poison my lil guy!

HERETiC said:
I use 2% Chlorhexidine diluted with water in a spray bottle for spot cleaning. In the tubs I also use non-scented baby wipes.

I also use the diluted chlorhexidine for full cleaning and cleaning hides and water dishes.
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I dilute Chlorhexidine as well...I make 1.5 gallons total, and soak all the furniture in there for 2 minutes. Then I start to fill a spray bottle with the dilute solution, and I spray the tank. I repeat over and over until I have sprayed about a gallon of the solution.

Contact time is important...so I spray the walls, and as it drips down, it pretty much gets everything. After about 6 refills on teh spray bottle, I am done...I dump it, rinse it...and then dry it.

There is no danger in leaving any of the residue...which is why I use it.
 
Myopic said:
It is general knowledge that one should not mix different household chemicals together. Both isopropyl alcohol and hydrogen peroxide are flammable and combustible. Hydrogen peroxide vapours may also spontaneously ignite. Adding isopropyl alcohol will make the solution more volatile and increase the hazard. Just stick to the basics, the snake does not need to live in an absolute sterile environment, as it normally lives outdoors. Choose one of the above methods and you should be fine.
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Vinegar is a super cleaning agent, as is household baking soda. I use both of them (individually, of course) around the house in a multitude of ways. Vinegar, as stated, is a safe and effective way to clean your snake's viv. Don't use it on marble surfaces, though. It will etch them.

Hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) solution that one buys over the counter is not flammable. It's generally diluted to 3%, and is perfectly safe. Reagent or lab grade H2O2 is usually 20-30%, and will give you a lovely chemical burn. This isn't anything you're going to buy accidentally, though. Yes, H2O2 does release oxygen gas, but the 3% stuff doesn't release enough of it to matter.

Quite right that the animals don't need a sterile environment.
 
Thanks for all the great tips everyone. I'm ready to do a full cleaning myself and was a little hesitant to use the bleach solution. I already use vinegar as an all purpose cleaner around my home so that's easy enough. I have been using that all natural herp spray for spot cleaning since I bought some when I first got my tanks, but I think I'll switch to vinegar/water when I run out. Glad I found this thread.
 
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