What cage/hutch disenfectant do you use?

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I was using Wilkinsons own brand for a while and it seems to be very good but when I went to get some hay today the pet shop had Johnsons Cage n Hutch insect spray on offer so I bought some to try, because since Barry had that really bad case of mites I've worried about them getting it again. I haven't tried it yet, I'm going to clean out the guinea-pigs tommorow so I'll try it then. What disenfectants do you use in your guinea-pigs hutches/cages?
 
I use Johnson's clean and safe spray but just because it's what's sold locally. I'd be interested to know what other people use. :)
 
i use virkon it kills 99.9% of spurrs (fungal) and other germs you can get it from animal feed stores for around 1 pound for a sachet which lasts once made up around 6 wks xxdetol is also good xx
 
I don't use one. I have a sachet of Virkon at home to use should one of the piggies get ill or get some nasties, but for every day cleaning I use normal Fairy liquid.

For rescues who get a lot of unknown piggies I can understand the need for disinfectants but mostly I think it does more harm than good to disinfect stuff. Just think about all resistant bacteria that's popped up in recent years.
 
I use this one http://www.petsathome.com/shop/johnson-s-clean-and-safe-disinfectant-for-small-pet-trigger-spray-500ml-15784

I used to use the Wilkos one, but it really caught me at the back of the throat and I'd be having coughing fits for 5 mins or so. If it has that effect on me, I dread to think what damage it would have done to my piggies. I only ever bought 1 bottle of it - hoping it was just a dud bottle or that it was just something that irritates me.

I have indoor cages with plastic tray bases though, not a wooden hutch.
 
I used to use Johnsons but now just make up a spray bottle of water and vinegar which works a treat - less scrubbing and much cheaper too :))
 
I use Johnson's Clean N' Safe. Have also used Dettol in the past. I find both very effective.
 
I use Pets at Home own brand because it kills 99.9 percent of bacteria and is anti-fungal. I aslo use lots of kitchen roll.
 
*SRH* said:
I use Pets at Home own brand because it kills 99.9 percent of bacteria [*]and is anti-fungal[/*].
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That's a really good point, SRH!

I used to use the Johnson's spray and found it fine, but the last time I went to buy some more I had a really good look at the ones on offer, as I'd never really studied the labels before. I noticed that in Pets at Home, their own version was the only product (out of a few different ones available there, including Johnson's) which was antifungal as well as antibacterial.

It contains a revolutionary anti-microbial agent called "Byotrol", which is apprently super effective against germs and has a long lasting effect, but has a very low toxicity to animals. (As an example, bleach stops killing germs the second it dries, whereas Byotrol can apparently keep working for several days after you've used it!)

I've only been using it a couple of weeks but so far so good and it smells ok too, which is deffo a bonus. (The smell reminds me of baby talcum powder!)

http://www.petsathome.com/shop/cage-cleaning-trigger-spray-with-byotrol-500ml-by-pets-at-home-15840
 
elle100 said:
I used to use Johnsons but now just make up a spray bottle of water and vinegar which works a treat - less scrubbing and much cheaper too :))
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I also keep a trigger spray bottle handy, made up of diluted white vinegar and find it better than anything for dissolving any urine stains in cages. It's great for cleaning and I love the fact that it's chemical free and really cheap, but is it as effective as commercial cage cleaning products at killing nasties? ?/

I've heard that vinegar has natural antibacterial, antiviral and antifungal properties but I don't know enought about it to feel confident enough to use vinegar solution on its own, so I tend to use it for removing stains and then spray the commercial stuff on afterwards as well!
 
missy said:
I also keep a trigger spray bottle handy, made up of diluted white vinegar and find it better than anything for dissolving any urine stains in cages. It's great for cleaning and I love the fact that it's chemical free and really cheap, but is it as effective as commercial cage cleaning products at killing nasties? ?/

I've heard that vinegar has natural antibacterial, antiviral and antifungal properties but I don't know enought about it to feel confident enough to use vinegar solution on its own, so I tend to use it for removing stains and then spray the commercial stuff on afterwards as well!
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Sorry Missy but I really don't know the answer to that 100%.

I use vinegar for cleaning practically everthing in my house and found it to be the most effective thing, so have carried it over to the pigs. My logic is that as it is anti- everything and cleans the rest of the house better than commercial stuff, it would surely clean the piggies stuff better too.

I am, however, willing to stand corrected if someone thinks I'm talking rubbish :))
 
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