BLUE TONGUE SKINKS

Hi I currently have an Eastern bluey. I was wondering whether dishwashing liquid would be safe to use as a cleaner when cleaning my enclosure and the rocks? I figured that it is safe for humans so it could be safe for lizards as well, but I am not too sure. Also, I am afraid to use bleach for disinfecting, but I cannot find any Nolvasan/Virosan solution that was recommended in the caresheet here in New Zealand. Any solutions? I would like the best for my bluey.

Thanks.

I own Two Eastern blueys myself.
For the tank i used glass cleaner to clean the glass parts of the tank and i also used "Reptile Mite and lice spray" for the wood ornaments and other ones aswell.

I guess using dishwashing liquid would be fine if you remember to thoroughly wash it leaving no soap on it and make sure to dry properly.

But im not sure, so maybe wait for other advice

f.C

Most detergents are fine as long as mentioned you rinse off well, get an anti-bacterial wash liquid as thats the important ingredient, its the germs you want rid of most

a very dilute bleach solution (about 1 part bleach to 100 parts water) is OK.

If you're concerned about chemicals, using oil-extract cleaning products (with orange oil, lemon oil, garlic oil, etc...) works (rinse well afterwards), and for disinfecting, there's always salt and white vinegar mixtures that work well. Be sure to ventilate properly after using vinegar.

KW

Doesn't usersafe have a reptile safe cage cleaning product?

I know he helps clean computers of nasties, but I'm not sure if he's developed any end-user sprays for blueys...



KW

MartinsPerson wrote:Doesn't usersafe have a reptile safe cage cleaning product?

Thanks, yes, we do. Enzyme Cleaner with Peppermint will both clean your cage safely and help repel any insects/mites, etc.

http://usersafe.com/prod_enzyme.asp?id=43 for a description of what it can do.

Steve

And Kyle, yes, I do spend an inordinate amount of time trying to educate people about keeping their pc's safe and not believing they've just won the British Lottery.

What?! I didn't just get a million $$$$$ from some unclaimed bank account of an unnamed dead guy in Africa?? Crap, guess I'd better return the LearJet I just ordered...

Usersafe wrote:And Kyle, yes, I do spend an inordinate amount of time trying to educate people about keeping their pc's safe and not believing they've just won the British Lottery.

I worked in the tech industry for roughly 5 years. I'm done with it.

...and not to mention I, just yesterday, was informed I won the British Lottery via email.

KW

Usersafe wrote:Thanks, yes, we do. Enzyme Cleaner with Peppermint will both clean your cage safely and help repel any insects/mites, etc.

http://usersafe.com/prod_enzyme.asp?id=43 for a description of what it can do.

Steve

I 'love' that stuff. It cleans really well and smells wonderful at the same time. Kristen

I was going to say I've been talking with a nice man from Nigeria who was kind enough to let me know a distant cousin died. I've inherited quite a bit of money, and I'm excited. I know it's real, because he wrote back!

Zach wrote:I was going to say I've been talking with a nice man from Nigeria who was kind enough to let me know a distant cousin died. I've inherited quite a bit of money, and I'm excited. I know it's real, because he wrote back!

I told one guy it was I who killed his cousin. He didn't write back.

KW

KyleWeiss wrote:I worked in the tech industry for roughly 5 years. I'm done with it.

I love it. I roll into work as late as I want, and as long as the code gets written in time for the next release, nobody says jack.


SORRY FOR OT!!! On the subject of dishwashing liquid, I freaked the day my skink came home and I ran out and bought a bunch of hippie non-toxic cleaning products for around the house.

http://www.methodhome.com/
http://www.seventhgeneration.com/

The other day I was all geared up to mop the floor. I opened up the Pine Sol, sniffed it, looked at the skink, and promptly put it away. Instead I sprayed some of that non-toxic surface cleanser in a bucket with water and used that instead. It worked fine. Since he explores the world with his tongue, I'm terrified he's going to end up licking some residual Windex or something. I don't let him on the floor because there's no telling what kind of urban filth I've tracked in.

I dought you can bring anything into the house as bad as dogs logs, and they EAT that{some do}, dont panic tooooooooo much about dirt and cleaning products, I read the first link and thought it said methodone glad you haven't got a crackhead skink

Hijinks wrote:I love it. I roll into work as late as I want, and as long as the code gets written in time for the next release, nobody says jack.

That's part of the reason I hated it. A lot of code writers, help desk personnel and admins could do whatever they wanted, and the management, stupid and unwitting as they were, let them do whatever it is they wanted so long as they thought the computers worked and the code was written. Seemed a little unfair to people that couldn't do the same thing and got paid a lot less.

That wasn't the reason I gave up, the spoiled attitudes of a lot of the folks that took advantage of the "do whatever you wanted," plan made for a pretty crappy work environment in quite a few places.

I'd rather be friend with geeks and geek as a hobby rather than do it for a living.

KW

KyleWeiss wrote:

Hijinks wrote:I love it. I roll into work as late as I want, and as long as the code gets written in time for the next release, nobody says jack.

That's part of the reason I hated it. A lot of code writers, help desk personnel and admins could do whatever they wanted, and the management, stupid and unwitting as they were, let them do whatever it is they wanted so long as they thought the computers worked and the code was written. Seemed a little unfair to people that couldn't do the same thing and got paid a lot less.

That wasn't the reason I gave up, the spoiled attitudes of a lot of the folks that took advantage of the "do whatever you wanted," plan made for a pretty crappy work environment in quite a few places.

I'd rather be friend with geeks and geek as a hobby rather than do it for a living.

KW

It's different now that the dot com bubble has burst. Since there is a surplus of tech nerds these days, people get replaced in a heartbeat if they don't deliver. I've witnessed it many times. We just have the option to operate on an adjusted schedule, since most of us are not client-facing. It doesn't mean that we don't put in the hours. All of us put in more hours than our paychecks reflect. I'm just sayin'. It's different now. Sorry you had a bad experience.

It certainly was during the dot.com time period.

Eh, it's not my calling. I did network administration for a while, need to move on. I detest even working on my own computer anymore. I also got sick of those calls from friends and family at all-hours thinking I was the gracious on-call computer mechanic for free.

KW

KyleWeiss wrote:It certainly was during the dot.com time period.

Eh, it's not my calling. I did network administration for a while, need to move on. I detest even working on my own computer anymore. I also got sick of those calls from friends and family at all-hours thinking I was the gracious on-call computer mechanic for free.

KW

Yeah! And you teach them and tell them what to do, and for some strange reason they never once remember....

I get the same feeling when I walk away from a broken computer as I do an elementary school, church or Dominos Pizza...

"...man I'm sure glad I don't have to deal with that..."



KW