What do you use to disinfect your hutches?
I use Virkon but have just read it does not kill everything! :roll:
Drying out any wet patches is okay in the summer but almost never happens in the winter!
I use Virkon but have just read it does not kill everything! :roll:
Frequent cleaning out (2-3 x per week) reduces coccidiosis loads and is advisable for any rabbitry experiencing disease problems. Many fanciers diligently disinfect their hutches weekly, but the methods and products used are often ineffective. Many products are inactivated by organic matter, and will only work on surfaces that have already been thoroughly cleaned. Spraying disinfectant onto a roughly swept out hutch that is still damp in the dirty corner is absolutely useless. Talk to your vet about choice of disinfectant. For example, Dettol is rapidly inactivated by very tiny amounts of faeces. Virkon is more active in the presence of organic material, but won't touch coccidiosis, which in turn requires a phenol-based (and therefore more toxic) product such as Jeyes fluid.
Much more effective is rotating hutches to allow them to fully dry out between occupants, and taking hutches out into sunlight where UV light can kill organisms.
Drying out any wet patches is okay in the summer but almost never happens in the winter!
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