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Dettol - help!

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Vita

Mama Doe
Hi,

I've not been well and a friend has just been helping me out by cleaning Ada's cage.

When I mentioned how I cleaned it one of the things I mentioned was "pet disinfectant" and I figured she would come and ask me where it was at that stage of the cleaning process. But I smelt Dettol and hoped it was coming from somewhere else, like the neighbour cleaning their drive or car, but my friend had cleaned the cage with Dettol as she hadn't heard the "pet" part.

She's rinsing it out lots, but I'm concerned that this may not be enough. Will I have to chuck it? Will it be days or weeks before it's safe for a rabbit to use it again?
 
Tbf, i'd of thought rinsing it out with boiling hot water several times and leaving it to dry would be sufficient?
 
I use dettol wipes in the bunny shed, have done since we've had them - figured if its safe for babies its ok for the bunnies???

I find pet disinfectant is ****
 
Exactly - people dettol babies high chairs that they then eat food off, so as long as it's rinsed and dried it should be ok for a bunny.
 
We followed your advice, she's had the dry cage, full of hay, back for several hours and she seems fine.

Thanks :)
 
We followed your advice, she's had the dry cage, full of hay, back for several hours and she seems fine.

Thanks :)
 
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