Cleaning with bleach.

[Charliespooks]

I wanna start introducing two chins and I heard that you have to make the new cage neutral and scent-clean. I have a ferret nation with the original plastic pans that I cover with fleece liners.
I know of the vinegar cleaning solution used for both hard and cloth surfaces. As well, I've heard people using bleach for liners. Would it be safe to make a watered down bleach cleaner for the plastic pans too?
Also, how much bleach do people use for a small load in a washing machine for their liners/hammocks and whatnot?

 

[LoveBug]

i wash my pans (plastic) with 50/50. half warm water and half white distilled vinegar.
for washing fleece i use two tablespoons of baking soda and a laundry cup (like the cup that you use for detergent) of white distilled vinegar.
i completely rinse out the detergent cup though so that theres no smell.

 

[Woodrow724]

I use the exact same stuff as Keisha does. I used it all before I introduced my two boys and it worked out fine. Rearranging the cage is another good idea. I either washed all my wood with the vinegar and water and then sanded it when it dried or just put new shelves in.

 

[AZChins]

You can bleach the plastic pans, it's a good way to sterilize them. Rinse them very well and let them dry in the sun if you can.

I don't know anything about the liners. I use pine shavings here.

 

[Charliespooks]

Thanks everyone

 

[mistywaterwoman]

Bleach is a registered pesticide. If you are going to use it, rinse REALLY well.

 

[ticklechin]

9 parts water, 1 part bleach, rinse well, is perfectly acceptable to clean animal cages.

 

[Cuddlebug]

You can also use peroxide to clean the shelves and plastic pan. It does not leave a harmful residue, even if you don't rinse it.