kirbyhouse Posted February 24, 2007 Share Posted February 24, 2007 Hi All, After losing our lovely Patty this week I really want to disinfect the eglu with something I can scrub, preferably in water. Usually I use a mild spray that I also use for the rabbits and guinea pigs. I have used that this weekend but there is a small amount of blood spattered inside the eglu and I just want to give my girls the best chance. We are still waiting for the PM results and have Selma in quarantine - so far so good - not sure she likes having anti-biotics squirted down her beak! Any ideas? Thanks Sal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bronze Posted February 24, 2007 Share Posted February 24, 2007 I use tea tree Hope the results are good for Selma Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheilaz Posted February 24, 2007 Share Posted February 24, 2007 I use Ecover washing up liquid in very hot water for a good scrub, then rinse. Then you could use the diluted tea tree or other (weak Milton fluid?) for a final wipe. That'll be lovely for Selma. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowy Posted February 24, 2007 Share Posted February 24, 2007 If you are worried about preventing further infections, you can buy Virkon from the Domestic Fowl Trust. It's a virucidal and will definitely kill any blood borne viruses (it's also used in hospitals). You can probably get it from other places too, but here is the DFT link. http://www.domesticfowltrust.co.uk/deodorise1.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted February 24, 2007 Share Posted February 24, 2007 I use Stalosan F powder in my eglu, from the great Terry Beebe at Regency Poultry. It's fab and a broad spectrum disinfectant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted February 24, 2007 Share Posted February 24, 2007 I use Stalosan F powder in my eglu, It's fab and a broad spectrum disinfectant. Me too! Smells really nice and clean too, and you don't have to use huge amounts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chickybaby Posted February 25, 2007 Share Posted February 25, 2007 I scrub the whole eglu in Virkon once a month, it's brilliant stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted February 25, 2007 Share Posted February 25, 2007 Not so sure about the smell Egluntine - I prefer the whiff of Barrier red mite powder. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chelsea Posted February 25, 2007 Share Posted February 25, 2007 Not so sure about the smell Egluntine - I prefer the whiff of Barrier red mite powder. Mmmm, me too all minty and fresh. fab ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hockeyaholic Posted February 26, 2007 Share Posted February 26, 2007 Can these products be used in eglus with rabbits in too - its just no matter how much I scrub with the spray I've got I've noticed that my eglu is starting to get sort of speckled. The hutch is cleaned regularly & I'm not sure what else I can do... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted February 26, 2007 Share Posted February 26, 2007 I use Stalosan in my bunnies hutch and Rablu, it suits them fine. The eglu/rablu does tend to get speckled with age - it's due to teeny pores in the plastic - give it a jet wash every now and then and it'll look like new Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
