Cleaning wood shelves?

[pinkpiggy1989]

I recently custom made wood shelves, ledges, leaps, etc for all of my cages. I have several chins who INSIST on urinating on them when they are too lazy to walk to the litter pan. Whats the best/safest way to clean/disinfect them?

 

[Tulula]

I use 50/50 vinegar and water and wipe down the pee spots with that. For the really tough stains I use sandpaper.

 

[Brittany]

Ditto on the vinegar water. I leave mine out of the cage to dry (in direct sunlight if possible) I also have a power sander and I sand all my wood down every 3-4 months.

 

[StevieP]

I use hydrogen peroxide. It seems to remove urine better than vinegar.

 

[Essentia]

I also use peroxide on shelves. I spray the urine, go on with cleaning the rest of the cage, and when I come back to it it wipes right off.

 

[Cuddlebug]

I, too use peroxide. It is perfectly safe and leaves no harmful residue. It also removes the stains quite well.

 

[xcdnchinx]

i use the 50/50 vinegar + water mix.. i find it works but the urine still stains a bit.. im going to try the peroxide and see if it works better

 

[greychins]

I use the peroxide as well - it works great for me.