what do you use to clean your guinea pig cages, i heard water and vinegar works, is it just normal white vinegar, what is the ratio of water to vinegar and how long does it last once mixed?
2007-11-04 14:46:44 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Rodents
generally, the less chemicals you use they better because guinea pigs chew on everything, even their cage.
water & vinegar is a good solution to use but you have to switch it up every once in a while so bacteria doesn't become immune to it. i use a solution of 5% bleach and water about once a month to soak/scrub the cage to clean out anything the vinegar may have missed.
2007-11-04 16:27:24 · answer #1 · answered by craving_jinx 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I use normal vinegar diluted with water, a 50/50 mixture. I fill a spray bottle with the 50/50 solution and spray the corflute down, then I use a paper towel to dry it up. When the bottle is empty I make the solution up again and re-fill the bottle.
Alternatively you can dab some vinegar onto a paper towel and wipe the cage out, then dab some water onto a new paper towel and wipe the cage out again.
2007-11-04 20:43:33 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
i use water and vinegar to clean my guinea pig cage and it works very well. i use about 1/4 of a an old windex bottle of vinegar and fill the rest with water. and yes it is white vinegar. it lasts until i use it up
2007-11-04 14:54:15 · answer #3 · answered by hermitofnorthdome 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I either use vinegar or a spray called Healthy Habitat. Also, several ppl in this section have suggested putting newspaper under the bedding. I tried this although I was *sure* that our guinea pig would shred it but he usually leaves it alone & it makes changing the bedding so much easier.
2007-11-04 18:16:18 · answer #4 · answered by Catkin 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
ok, clean the cage once or twice a week depending on your guinea pigs feces currency, take a cup and fill 1/2 water and 1/2 vineger, and yes use white vineger, and first empty the bedding then clean the bottom with the mix, then finally put new bedding, and you get clean home +Guniea Pig=Happy Guinea Pig
2007-11-05 12:03:13 · answer #5 · answered by Joseph P 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I use 50% white vinigar 50% water solution in a spray bottle.
It works great, but I hate the smell.
2007-11-05 04:10:52 · answer #6 · answered by Jenna 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I used dawn dish soap and hot water. You can also buy this stuff called clean cage at petsmart. i think its around 10 dollars.
2007-11-04 15:28:24 · answer #7 · answered by its me 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋