Am I The Only One Who Didn't Know This?!

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Last week at the Cavy Corner fun day I'm ashamed to say one of my water bottles was looking a little green. It was the spare that I grabbed at last minute, but still, that's no excuse.
Winston of Cavy Corner called me out on it (cue more blushing and stammering- I felt like such a bad slave!) and showed me a trick I've never even heard of.
Half a sheet of kitchen roll, added to the bottle with some water, put the lid on and shake.
Literally less than 30 seconds later the water bottle was spotless.
I've just done all the other bottles and they look far better than my usual bottle brush clean (plus it took me forever to source a bottle brush that would clean the big bottles)
Did everyone else know this and I'm just very late to the party?
 
No I too have never heard of that!

Adding a few grains of rice to some water in the bottle, shake well and the abrasive action of the rice cleans a bottle up nicely.

I also, every few weeks, fill the bottle with water and add a baby sterilising tablet to the water. Leave for an hour or so, rinse out, spotless bottle.
 
BertisKing said:
Last week at the Cavy Corner fun day I'm ashamed to say one of my water bottles was looking a little green. It was the spare that I grabbed at last minute, but still, that's no excuse.
Winston of Cavy Corner called me out on it (cue more blushing and stammering- I felt like such a bad slave!) and showed me a trick I've never even heard of.
Half a sheet of kitchen roll, added to the bottle with some water, put the lid on and shake.
Literally less than 30 seconds later the water bottle was spotless.
I've just done all the other bottles and they look far better than my usual bottle brush clean (plus it took me forever to source a bottle brush that would clean the big bottles)
Did everyone else know this and I'm just very late to the party?
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Never knew that!
 
I didn't know that either. My bottles haven't turned green, I think that happens when they're in sunlight.
 
*kate* said:
No I too have never heard of that!

Adding a few grains of rice to some water in the bottle, shake well and the abrasive action of the rice cleans a bottle up nicely.

I also, every few weeks, fill the bottle with water and add a baby sterilising tablet to the water. Leave for an hour or so, rinse out, spotless bottle.
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I use denture sterilising tablets from time to time. Never heard of the kitchen roll trick
 
I wish I'd done a before and after photo. My piggies live inside so their bottles never need more than a quick shake with hot water and a swirl around with the brush- the water gets changed twice a day and as they are indoors nothing gets chance to grow in them (the nozzles get sterilised regularly) but this particular bottle had been sitting on my window sill and I grabbed it and filled it on the way out, not spotting till after how gross it was, but I thought it was a trick worth sharing- I'm all for cheap life hacks!
 
Do you now how to clean the actual spout bit out? I've tried a few different ways but can never seem to get it spotless.
 
Wow, just tried this as my bottle is (was!) slightly green in a couple of hard to reach places and it worked brilliantly! Quite hard to get the soggy paper out again though!
 
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Never heard of it, but it sounds like a good trick to try!
 
I might still have a particularly green old glass bottle somewhere I think.

If I can find it I might try it. Still open to spout suggestions.

Thanks for the tip. I usually end up replacing a bottle when I find I am struggling to get it clean, this might help stop that.
 
Top marks for Winston !

I haven't heard of the kitchen paper trick - sounds a good idea :)
 
I'm terrible for just buying new bottles as I feel I can never clean them right. The one that come with ferplast cages are on my babies c&c now as you can clean the spout properly, it comes apart into the plastic bit, metal nozzle, rubber nozzle holder and 2 metal balls! I use an ear bud to clean the nozzle. Those bottles have quite a big nozzle though that fudge doesn't like so I use the standard red lidded ones. She loved her biba bottle but it went green literally everyday and required a full scrub out and distifectant daily. Must have something to do with what the bottles made of. Will try the kitchen roll trick!
 
Guineapigfeet said:
Wow, just tried this as my bottle is (was!) slightly green in a couple of hard to reach places and it worked brilliantly! Quite hard to get the soggy paper out again though!
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If you're using a plastic bottle turning it upside down and giving a squeeze does the trick.
With other bottles I guess adding more water and shaking till it falls apart completely might work?
 
Guineapigfeet said:
Wow, just tried this as my bottle is (was!) slightly green in a couple of hard to reach places and it worked brilliantly! Quite hard to get the soggy paper out again though!
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BertisKing said:
If you're using a plastic bottle turning it upside down and giving a squeeze does the trick.
With other bottles I guess adding more water and shaking till it falls apart completely might work?
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I tried it too this evening . I have 2 bottles ( glass) - and was a bit generous with the amount of paper I used in one . It was a bit tricky to get the paper out of this bottle . The one I used less paper was much easier to get the paper out . I think I prefer this method to using rice !
 
I didn't know this either, will try it on the outside bottles tomorrow. The indoor ones don't go green but the ones on the runs outside do. Could be a good way to clean Spike and Peanut's bottles, they spit nugget sludge up the spouts and turn the water murky, the sludge sticks to the inside of the bottles. Goodness knows how they manage to spit with enough force to get muck passed the balls in the spouts. I clean the spouts with a brush by seperating a few bristles and then steralise in baby bottle solution with the bottles
 
I have never heard of this. I will have to try it. I use the rice method.
 
Must admit, I have a "wash and a wear" set, usually just sling them in the dishwasher and then sterilise in baby bottle tablets afterwards to make sure any chemicals are gone, but my lot are indoor, so sunlight isn't an issue. I use pipe cleaners on the spouts!
 
I'm sure I'm being a bit stupid but how does this work? Does the paper just clean the inside as you shake similar to the way rice does?
 
This is magic! I, too, normally end up buying new bottles when I just can't get them clean enough, so this will free up more money for hay cookies, so will definitely get the approval of the wheekers!
 
Ooooh I'm going to try that. I'm another one who buys more bottles because I struggle to get them clean even with a bottle brush. In fact I bought some more only last week! :)
 
I used this one some small/narrow vases tday, including two with tiny (1cm) necks and it worked a treat. I was sceptical about whether I'd be able to get the paper out, but it was fine. Thanks - great tip! I may even use it on the piggies' bottle :D

Not quite as good as the tiny balls for cleaning vases and decanters, but much easier to use.(and cheaper)
 
I still had a tiny bit of green after using grains and using kitchen towel so I wrapped kitchen towel around a chopstick (or use a kebab skewer) and it helped me get right to the spot to clean it. (the living world bottles seem to have a slight dint at each side of the bottom which is tricky to get to). At last! Wouldn't have thought of it if I hadn't been messing with the kitchen towel in the first place!
 
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