Cage cleaning

[Snoozy]

What do you all use to clean the cage? I have Poop-off but I find it very overpowering. Must be because I have cut down on all the fragranced stuff and notice it more.

[splint101]

Good question lets see what the members use. I use a brush and some dishwashing liq... Or I use Milton they used it to disinfect a baby's drinking bottle or an baby items so I guess that if it is baby safe then it should not be of any harm to our birdies.

[CeasarsDad]

Snoozy.. I think the trick here is to make sure you get that poop while it's still soft.. When it hardens it's like epoxy.. Almost as strong as something NASA invented.. :P

 

Poop off is what we use..

[splint101]

CeasarsDad wrote:

When it hardens it's like epoxy.. Almost as strong as something NASA invented

 

Good one CD....

[Guest Lidia]

I clean the cage every day using plain old washing-up liquid which I then rinse off thoroughly (you have to be careful no matter what you're using) so that no residue remains.

I take the grid out, clean that, and replace it. I put paper beneath the grid (where Joshua can't get at it) so that rather than having to clean the bottom of the cage every day (a hefty cage, hernia inducing), I just need to lift layers of newspaper off when I remove the grid for cleaning.

I wipe the rest of the cage with a dishwashing sponge. This is also fine for removing poo, congealed food and other yummy stuff. Just make sure to clean the sponge so you're not growing bacteria on it (I pour a kettlefull of boiling water on it after each use).

I'm a believer in not making things too complicated and not having to have too many steps in the process (that also means not buying specific parrot cleansing stuff).

[Talon]

I use something called Doo-dissolve. You spray it on, and wait a little bit, then it comes off very easily.

[dblhelix]

I use good ol'fashioned WATER and a rag. No biggie. Change the cage papers daily, wipe the cage down weekly. Any fossilized poo will come off easily enough if you just wet with water and let it sit a few mins...B)

[judygram]

I've never heard of Doo-dissolve, where do you get it, Penny?

[deedee]

i use mostly unsented baby wipes and a bottle bush for those little bits that are hard to get to

[Talon]

I buy it at a small pet store here. It works really well, and is pet safe.<br><br>Post edited by: Talon, at: 2007/06/27 22:57

[Tari]

I use water and brush. About once a month during the summer it goes outside for a pressure wash with just plain water.

[Guest briansmum]

i was using poop-off like snoozy, but the smell can be a a bit much, but there is a nontoxic to birds orange cleaner on 24parrot.com which i use now and it has a nicer fragrance than poop-off, it is just a water solution in a mister bottle, so nothing that can interferre with their respiratory system.

[judygram]

Sometimes I just use some good old fashioned elbow grease, works all the time, but wears you out quickly.{Feel-bad-000200A3}

[Caspersmum]

I do the elbow grease method too - I use a wet disposable cloth to wash down the cage and base, then use a scrubbing brush for any stuck-on bits - it seems to do the trick. I only wet it all thoroughly when I know Casper can be out of his cage so it can dry off before I put it all back together and put paper back in the bottom

 

Julia

[judygram]

I'm thinking of taking the cage outside and using a pressure washer on it to do a thorough cleaning, has anyone ever done that?:unsure:

[Talon]

I thought about doing that. But I'm afraid I won't remember where everything goes, and Talon has a fit if I change things around in her cage!! {Feel-bad-00020063}

[Tari]

Judy

Yep I do that at least a couple times a year.

[dblhelix]

Yeah, I think its good to clean out the cage every so often with a high pressure hose. I am constantly changing around Kips toys to keep her busy and used to change, so no problem there. Must be challenging if you bird does not take to change well, but I say keep trying. The more you work with them on that the more accepting they will become (in theory)

[TheGreyMiester]

Water and a plastic bristle scrub brush for me. The powder coat paint is almost like a non stick surface. I rinse, scrub, rinse scrub, till it's all off, then paper towel dry.<br><br>Post edited by: TheGreyMiester, at: 2007/06/28 04:12

[Talon]

Thanks, I do try to change things on occasion. She will let me make 1 or 2 changes, but if I do more, she won't go anywhere near her cage! :ohmy:

[judygram]

Josey is not that picky but sometimes she is slower to accept new things.

Now about that pressure washer, maybe I will give it a try.

[deedee]

when i clean her cage i have to be quick cause she is very cage agressive a 5 minute job can be an hour job when doing anything at all with her cage, i did try putting her at other end of the room while i do cage but she just flys back over

[Talon]

Do you have a play stand you can put her on while you clean it? That's where Talon goes, or else, I do it when she is asleep in your nigh time cage.

[Guest Lidia]

I'd love to take Joshua's cage outside for a good pressure cleaning with water. However, I would be immediately run over by manic motorists (and/or equally manic pedestrians).

[danmcq]

I remove the toy's and cups, leave the perches and Parrot inside the cage (Conure, don't have my CAG YET) and roll it out on too the patio.

 

The reason the Conure stays in, is He loves a shower. So I first spray a fine mist into the air over the Cage , let it just sprinkle down and and he just squawks, fluffs feathers, puts his head straight up and catches water drops in his beak and enjoys for about 5 mintues.

 

Then I set the nozzle to Jet position and spray down the perches and grates from outside the cage obviously pointing the jet below the top most portion of the cage where "Jake" Stays on the highest perch.

 

He loves then just staying out in the Sun in his cage for about an hour and just sings, preens himself and has a good time while I dry off the cage.

 

I am not sure how tis will work with my new CAG once I bring him hme, but we'll see :-)

 

I do this once a week.

 

- Dan