disinfectant

[ashleys]

hey everyone I'm looking at making a click clack setup and I was wondering whether I can use just any disinfectant or it has to be a certain brand and I'm making it for a stimmy so if you have any tips they would be appreciated

cheers ashley

 

[50pence]

Any brand is fine.
Just make sure you wash it out throughly

 

[killerb]

F10
is a veterinary disinfectant that most good reptile/frog keepers use

 

[ashleys]

ok thanks

 

[ashleys]

and does anyone know how big the air holes should be?

 

[antaresia_boy]

i just use a soldering iron to poke holes through the lid and sides. alternatively, just smack a nail through a fwe places.

 

[ashleys]

yea but how big do the holes need to be when i poke the souldering iron through i dont want it to be too big and have my snake escape

 

[50pence]

F10
is a veterinary disinfectant that most good reptile/frog keepers use

F10 will also cost you about 10x as much as stuff you buy from the supermarket and unless you are keeping multiple animals the price isn't justified

 

[killerb]

Yeah but for quarintine purposes its well worth it, its the only widely tested disenfectant
that has no harmful effects on animals (you can use the F10 hand cleanser, let it dry on ur hands and pick up a frog without causing any harm to the frog)

 

[50pence]

Yeah but for quarintine purposes its well worth it, its the only widely tested disenfectant
that has no harmful effects on animals (you can use the F10 hand cleanser, let it dry on ur hands and pick up a frog without causing any harm to the frog)

If he is only going to be keeping 1 reptile for the time being there is nothing to quarantine it from.

 

[killerb]

true f10 is overkill for this

 

[montay]

I agree - F10 is the best. Yes, it is dearer than the 'supermarket' brands, but much cheaper than a sick snake or a wiped out collection.

 

[Khagan]

yea but how big do the holes need to be when i poke the souldering iron through i dont want it to be too big and have my snake escape

Just poke the end of the soldering iron through. You don't need to make the holes any bigger than that.

 

[Troyster]

If he is only going to be keeping 1 reptile for the time being there is nothing to quarantine it from.

true f10 is overkill for this

Overkill or not,its a good habit to get into now as we all know you never stop at one snake.

 

[50pence]

Have kept over 50 snakes and countless lizards and turts since I have been keeping and in that time I have never used F10.
Never had to have a vet visit or any problems since keeping.

Ask a few old time keepers how they feel about sterile setups

 

[killerb]

Yeah i only have a small colection but i still think that its worth using a product that has been widely tested (F10)
After all if their was a cheaper alternative vets would be using it
Its not that expensive any way
Its supposed only cost between 19-40 cents per diluted litre
Not much to pay for peace of mind
They make a good hand cleanser to

 

[Troyster]

Have kept over 50 snakes and countless lizards and turts since I have been keeping and in that time I have never used F10.
Never had to have a vet visit or any problems since keeping.

Ask a few old time keepers how they feel about sterile setups

Im certainly not doubting your experience mate but things change as they progress and im sure you would agree that since you started keeping reps the hobby has changed alot and is now more common and mainstream.
With progress comes new ideas and techniques,but on the downside comes higher and more resilient strains of bugs and parasites hence the use of F10.

I personally agree with you to some degree that housing a reptile in a sterile environment isnt a good thing, however a monthly washdown of enclosures with such a product can really do no or little harm.
As generation after generation of reps are bred in captivity it would have to deplete the animals immunity to some degree,no?

I guess i could say im of the new school of keepers as i house my animals in glass for its display properties,and i also choose not to use a thermostat.But in saying that im not saying my way is right and yours is wrong or vice versa,im simply saying its progress.

I regularly read on the pages here that glass enclosures are bad for retaining heat and yes thats a given,melamine is much better in that example but glass has advantages in different areas over melamine also.

I guess all im saying is that we all have our own ways and have developed our own techniques whether they are right or wrong and that is what makes keeping reptiles so addictive because you never know what is down the track and will pop up in a reptile shop or trade show in the future.