"the perfect toys and accessories for the perfect companion parrot"
Time to clean???
EZ Care Cage Shield from Kaytee.
Or try Vanodine.
Disinfect cage, food containers, perches, equipment, brooders, toys, hands, bathing area, walls & floors and baby syringes. Vanodine kills airborne pathogens and newcastles and also controls Salmonella.
One 4oz bottle makes between 8-50 gallons and one 8oz bottle makes between 16-100 gallons, depending on dilution. Vanodine has a long shelf life --- up to 3 years. It is also 'color coded' which allows you to visibly see when the solution is no longer effective. This product is very affordable.
Never spray directly on animals.
Vanodine can be diluted into convenient hand held spray amounts for disinfection of small areas and pet cages, but is economical enough to make in vast quantities and spray down entire areas. With bleach, items must be thoroughly rinsed and cleansed after use to make sure the bird does not come in contact with any residual disinfectant in their habitat or on their food and water equipment. You do not need to worry with Vanodine. In fact, the manufacturer has tested and recommends the gentler Vanodine (V.18), which can be used for hatcheries, smaller operations and pet use.
Why not just use bleach?
Many people do not know that bleach requires the entire area to be CLEAN before applying the bleach. You can spray bleach on a cage or area all day long, but if it is not clean you're not disinfecting the area. In order for bleach to work it must come in direct contact with the pathogen. Bleach becomes inactivated when in contact with dirt or soiled surfaces, so using it requires a prescrub with detergent.
