Cleaning manzanita and boings

[Danny]

So yesterday I got the hq flight cage and the lady who I got it from gave me two boxes of perches and toys. I want to make sure that my fids don't get sick from any germs on the perches but I don't know how to clean them. Can I just put the manzanita perches in the dishwasher or is that not a good idea? She also gave me a boing which I have no idea how to clean. Please help!

[beckyboling]

So yesterday I got the hq flight cage and the lady who I got it from gave me two boxes of perches and toys. I want to make sure that my fids don't get sick from any germs on the perches but I don't know how to clean them. Can I just put the manzanita perches in the dishwasher or is that not a good idea? She also gave me a boing which I have no idea how to clean. Please help!

good old bleach will work on cleaning as long it gets is dry and cleaned off afterwards other then that i dont no im sure tam will b able to tell u more

[tamara]

I don't recommend bleach. That can be dangerous if it doesn't all get washed out. Instead, I recommend using a good disinfectant or OxyFresh Gele (to soak it in).

http://www.trueloveaviary.com/oxclge12.html
http://www.trueloveaviary.com/disinfectants.html

[beckyboling]

I don't recommend bleach. That can be dangerous if it doesn't all get washed out. Instead, I recommend using a good disinfectant or OxyFresh Gele (to soak it in).

http://www.trueloveaviary.com/oxclge12.html
http://www.trueloveaviary.com/disinfectants.html

oh my bad thanks tam for heads up

[Rodney]

While working at the humane society, I saw some dogs, especially hounds, that were allergic to the bleach we used to clean the kennels. Poor girls and guys they would scratch themselves raw before we figured out the problem. I would hate to find out what it could do to parrots and other birds.

[lati]

I find that a great way to clean waste off of manzanita branches before disinfecting is with one of these.

[Rodney]

Those are cool!