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If you think it smells unpleasant, your sugar gliders probably think it is disgusting to live in. The cage will need to be thoroughly cleaned at least once a week, maybe more if you have more than 2 sugar gliders. You will probably need to do a quick spot cleaning at least twice a week. A clean environment will keep them healthy.

If left in the cage for an extended period, the urine will start to turn into ammonia, which is incredibly harmful to the respiratory system of sugar gliders. Fecal matter, especially if it is an area where it is getting wet, can give rise to harmful bacteria that can be ingested or even inhaled and make the sugar glider sick. Wet bedding or sand can cause fungus growth. A litter box or collection tray will help with the stool. A clean cage will also help make your home environment healthier and odor-free. Remember that if you can smell dirty cages it is much more extreme and stressful for the animals that live in them.

Step 1. Cleaning (removing visible dirt and debris) First, spray the cage with water to soften the debris. Next, clean the cage with a common household soap, such as dishwashing liquid. A scrub brush and pressure nozzle for your hose will help dislodge stubborn debris from the cage and accessories. Small accessories can be soaked in a sink filled with hot soapy water and scrubbed before disinfecting. This is only the first step in a complete cage cleaning.

Step 2. Disinfection (destruction of microorganisms or pathogens) Spray the cage and accessories with the disinfectant of your choice. Let the solution stay on the items long enough to sanitize them (reading the instructions will give you the time it takes for each particular product to do its job). These solutions can also be used on floors and walls around the cage as long as you rinse them well. After viral outbreaks, use a cleaning agent that is specifically a virucidal. Cleaning and sanitizing solutions (always rinse well)

  • Dishwashing soap – cleaner only
  • Nolvasan (Contains: Chlorhexidine Diacetate) -Bactericidal and Virucidal
  • Vinegar (contains: 5% acetic acid) slightly bactericidal
  • 3% Hydrogen Peroxide (Medical Grade) – Slightly Bactericidal, Viricidal, and Fungal
  • 35% hydrogen peroxide (technical grade) – bactericidal, virucidal and fungicidal)
  • Citricide (contains: grape seed extract) slightly bactericidal, virucidal and fungicidal
  • Household bleach (contains: 5.25% sodium hypochlorite) – bactericidal and virucidal
  • Parvosol (contains: quaternary ammonium chloride) – bactericidal, virucidal and fungicidal
  • Antibacterial- bactericidal liquid soap
  • Spectrosol (contains: quaternary ammonium chloride) – bactericidal, virucidal and fungicidal
  • Oxyfresh (contains: stabilized chlorine dioxide) – bactericidal, virucidal and fungicidal

Note: Lysol contains phenols and is not recommended for cleaning cages or accessories.

Step 3. Rinse Rinse the cage and all accessories thoroughly. Make sure you cannot feel or smell any cleaning solution residue. This is a very important step. Some of the cleaners can be harmful to your small pets.

Step 4. Drying You can air dry the cage and accessories or wipe them with a clean towel. Air drying in the sun is particularly good if you want to ensure that all organisms are killed.

The Hospital Cage Special care should be taken when cleaning a sick pet’s cage, especially if it is to be used later to house healthy pets. Meticulous care must also be taken if it is a parasitic infestation. In these scenarios, use powerful solutions that kill bacteria, fungi, and viruses. After sterilization, rinse well and dry in the sun. After an infectious disease, accessories made of wood, wicker, or grass should be discarded. After a parasite outbreak, these porous items should be thoroughly cleaned, disinfected, and not used for any other animal for a minimum of two weeks. Food dishes should be cleaned, sanitized, and then put in the dishwasher. The water bottles must be completely disassembled (be sure to remove the washing machine) and all parts cleaned and sterilized.

Cloth Accessories You will need to thoroughly clean all cloth items used for your pet on a regular basis. Change bags, cage sets, tray liners, and other cloth items as they become soiled (inter-cage cleanings). Wash with hypoallergenic soap in warm or hot water in your washing machine. To clean cloth accessories that are particularly dirty, used in a sick cage, or contaminated with parasites, add a small amount of bleach or Oxyclean and use hot water. When using bleach or other disinfectant, rinse twice to ensure all chemicals are removed. Drying these items in the dryer on a high setting for a minimum of 20 minutes will help combat microorganisms and parasitic infestations. Cleaning tips

  • Avoid scented household cleaners
  • Clean stains between cage cleanings
  • Keep a smaller cage for your pets to enter during cleaning
  • Always clean in a well-ventilated area away from your pets.
  • Remove all accessories and clean well
  • Mist cage with water to soften debris before cleaning
  • Make sure to remove all debris before disinfecting
  • Let the disinfectant act for a minimum of 10 minutes.
  • Take special care with the disinfection of hospital cages.
  • Rinse thoroughly to remove all cleaning agents.
  • Dry the cage before putting your pets back
  • Use direct sunlight to dry and sanitize whenever possible
  • Always sanitize and refill water bottles and food dishes.
  • Clean nursery cages more often

The whole process can take anywhere from 30 minutes to an hour per week, but remember it has to be done. Just like you clean the shower and toilet, or wash kitchen counters after cooking, sugar gliders need their cages to be as clean as possible because they can get messy and if that continues to build up, it could not only endanger them. , in time it might. it may also endanger your health.

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