Preparing Cage For New Bird

[chucky]

Hi Iam posting this to see the safe/proper methods for cleaning a cage for a new bird that has been used by other birds.It is a like new and iam just looking to have it clean healthy and not pass germs from old birds to the new birds.So all you out there with your methods throw'em at me and remember the bird will be in quarantine and away from other birds so cage must be really clean im guessing.

[ROYJOY]

Steam clean!

[chucky]

Dont got a steam cleaner.

[jriley]

I don't know if this is okay or not, though I've never had a problem, but I simply use antibacterial dish soap like Dawn and a good stiff scrub brush. I make sure to rinse 'til the water runs clear and then I let it sit in the sun to dry. Sunlight and heat will kill most viruses and the dish soap will kill bacteria. I've never had a sick bird, so I've never worried about going with anything stronger.

Julie

[Monica]

That, and using hot water! When I want to do a deep clean, I use Dawn dish soap, and hot water only! It hurts, but it works!

I've had a cage that smelled like cigarettes... did a good scrub down, then sprayed with vinegar (white vinegar only), let sit bout 15 minutes, then rinsed well! No more smell!

There's also Grapefruit Seed Extract. I don't know how powerful it is, but it seems to be quite powerful and sort of an all purpose cleaner (anything from carpets, to counters, to bathrooms, even fruits and veggies!).

At most you could use bleach (or another harsh chemical), then use dawn dish soap and rinse well.

[chucky]

Cool thats usually exactly what i do with the dawn senario.Ok thats what i'll be doing today then thx for your help.