In Reply to: Re: tired of lookin' -- I forgot the answer posted by dominic on March 23, 1999 at 21:07:08:

Please no more febreeze, to many unexplained animal deaths and hair loss because of this stuff. It has Zinc Oxide in it and it is bad for your gliders lungs. I would use vinegar and water, or you can use 5 parts water to 1 part bleach. Make sure you really rinse the cage well so their is no residue.

remember the more often you clean the entire cage, the more your gliders will continue to mark it. I found that just cleaning the papers daily and cleaning the cage with vinegar and water once a week, you will find the smell will go away.

Hope this helps.....

JO

: i use vinegar and lime juice in water and a sponge with a scrubby to clean mine......the cage is too large to move intot he shower....i clean it every couple weeks...then a good cleaning once a month or so....probably should be done more though.
: dom

Follow Ups:

• I heard the bad ingredient was Zinc Chloride, Zinc Oxide is a suncreen. nm Clara 01:11:27 3/24/99 (2)
  • Thnx Clara, popped into my head later..Zinc Cloride n/m Jo 06:00:02 3/24/99 (0)
  • MSDS for Zinc Chloride Clara 01:52:15 3/24/99 (0)