Can anyone tell me the best way to clean out my ball's 10-gallon tank? I've heard you should disinfect it, but I dont know if chemicals can be hurtful to my snake. Should I just use regular dish soap or some of those clorox wipes?
2006-12-06 12:09:42 · 10 answers · asked by Joel F 1 in Pets ➔ Reptiles
Hi. I use vinegar in my balls tank for disinfecting followed by a HOT rinse. A lot of people do use diluted bleach and that is OK. It will not react with the "ammonia in the snake's urine" as snakes don't urinate per say, rather, they pass a white turd looking solid which is called a urate. This would be disposed of with whatever substrate you are using well before the diluted bleach touches the tank. Also I wouldn't use Clorox wipes either. There are other chemicals in them as well and they could be harmful. Happy disinfecting!
2006-12-06 16:45:11 · answer #1 · answered by poutypitbull 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are a lot of good ways to clean a snake tank. For my ball pythons, I put them in a snake bag in a warm enough place then washed the tank out well with plain old hot water. Then I dried it with paper towels and used a blow drier on all of the surfaces. The hot dry air kills bacteria. It didn't sterilize the tank, but it dramatically cuts down on bacteria and snakes themselves aren't sterile--they normally carry bacteria on their skins just as we do. Sitting the tank out in the sunlight in warm weather after washing it works well too--most bacteria die in the sunlight from the action of the light itself and the heat and drying.
As another person suggested, a commercial cleaner like Big Apple Herp carries works fine too. If you don't have a lot of time or if you have many cages to clean it's the quickest way to go.
2006-12-07 04:21:51 · answer #2 · answered by Redneck Crow 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Use bleach and water mix 2/3 water 1/3 bleach and then rinse well and that should be fine just telling you a ten gallon tank is probably pushing the minimum tank size for a baby ball you should consider getting a larger one.
2006-12-06 16:12:04 · answer #3 · answered by jason c 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2016-10-04 23:42:04 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
no chemicals because they will harm your snake. you can use mild dish soap and cloth. no clorox wipes the fumes will harm the snake. i have2 ball pythons and i have them in a75 gal tank, i use mild soap and a wet cloth to clean it, it is hard but it gets done. you don't want to use anything with chemicals or harmful fumes which will be toxic to them. just use a mild soap and a wet cloth and you will do good.
2006-12-06 15:04:15 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Bleach will react with the amonia in the snake urine and gives off toxic chemicals. I would go with another disinfectant. Big Apple Herp (find them online) sells the best one in my book. It seems a little pricey, but a little goes a long way. Good Luck!
2006-12-06 13:52:28 · answer #6 · answered by fmocherokee0 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I use 1 part Clorox and 3 parts water and let it air dry outside.
2006-12-06 13:25:52 · answer #7 · answered by UTGirl34 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I just used regular dish soap and let it air dry. I don't think I would disinfect it, why would that need to be done?
2006-12-06 12:18:13 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
i would ask a pet shop or your local vet because they should know but i have read that you Need a disinfectant that is safe for babies.
2006-12-06 20:36:24 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
stick with warm-soapy water then rinse it real good.
many household chemicals are dangerous
2006-12-06 13:43:41 · answer #10 · answered by the shug 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋