gloves and cleaning

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What does everyone use when cleaning out the cages, as currently use disposable gloves, but they are just not lasting long enough, I need some more when do food shop online but only seen a 20 pack for £2.70 ?/
 
To be honest I don't bother with gloves as I just roll the puppy pads we have down up with all the bedding inside it sp generally it isn't too messy. I wash my hands well afterwards. When we used shavings and newspaper the newspaper would often get quite wet so I would just use washing up gloves and reuse them fir several clean outs until they were dirty and then get a new pair. x
 
klee said:
To be honest I don't bother with gloves as I just roll the puppy pads we have down up with all the bedding inside it sp generally it isn't too messy. I wash my hands well afterwards. When we used shavings and newspaper the newspaper would often get quite wet so I would just use washing up gloves and reuse them fir several clean outs until they were dirty and then get a new pair. x
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Yes they are on woodshavings at the moment, and even with spot cleaning it still gets very dirty, but hoping that will improve with a bigger cage. I think i will just get rubber gloves as easier to replace and cheaper
 
I've never bothered with gloves before just well washed my hands afterwards, don't like the smell they leave on the skin.
 
I don't bother with gloves, just make sure that I wash my hands after followed by F10 handgel, especially between the pigs in the living room and those in the other room.
 
I think i will be sticking with gloves as more hygienic with woodshavings and better for my skin condition. i feel that if i did not wear them i would be forever washing my hands and would also dry out my skin too much. Just going to use rubber gloves instead
 
I expect you would anyway, but I would recommend washing the rubber gloves really well between cleans. The dirt from the cages can remain on the gloves and encourage bacterial growth, especially if they are the sort with textured fingertips. If your hands react badly with the dirt then try using a barrier cream on your hands and letting it soak in before using gloves. Barrier creams are surprisingly good at protecting skin, I used to use them in the chemistry lab under my gloves there. I know it sounds odd, but the double layer of protection really works.
 
If I use gloves, which is usually only in winter, I tend to use the gardening gloves you get that are half rubber half material. I use them for mucking out the ponies too, they are quite durable but wipe clean and warm too if you suffer from cold hands (as I do)
 
I used to use my hands but now just use a dust pan as a scoop, it's very quick and you don't have to get your hands dirty.
 
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