What do you all use to clean the cage? I have Poop-off but I find it very overpowering. Must be because I have cut down on all the fragranced stuff and notice it more.
Good question lets see what the members use. I use a brush and some dishwashing liq... Or I use Milton they used it to disinfect a baby's drinking bottle or an baby items so I guess that if it is baby safe then it should not be of any harm to our birdies.
Snoozy.. I think the trick here is to make sure you get that poop while it's still soft.. When it hardens it's like epoxy.. Almost as strong as something NASA invented.. :P :P :P
Poop off is what we use..
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Good one CD....When it hardens it's like epoxy.. Almost as strong as something NASA invented
I clean the cage every day using plain old washing-up liquid which I then rinse off thoroughly (you have to be careful no matter what you're using) so that no residue remains.
I take the grid out, clean that, and replace it. I put paper beneath the grid (where Joshua can't get at it) so that rather than having to clean the bottom of the cage every day (a hefty cage, hernia inducing), I just need to lift layers of newspaper off when I remove the grid for cleaning.
I wipe the rest of the cage with a dishwashing sponge. This is also fine for removing poo, congealed food and other yummy stuff. Just make sure to clean the sponge so you're not growing bacteria on it (I pour a kettlefull of boiling water on it after each use).
I'm a believer in not making things too complicated and not having to have too many steps in the process (that also means not buying specific parrot cleansing stuff).
I use something called Doo-dissolve. You spray it on, and wait a little bit, then it comes off very easily.
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I use good ol'fashioned WATER and a rag. No biggie. Change the cage papers daily, wipe the cage down weekly. Any fossilized poo will come off easily enough if you just wet with water and let it sit a few mins...B)
I've never heard of Doo-dissolve, where do you get it, Penny?
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i use mostly unsented baby wipes and a bottle bush for those little bits that are hard to get to
I buy it at a small pet store here. It works really well, and is pet safe.<br><br>Post edited by: Talon, at: 2007/06/27 22:57
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