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Flowers
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Post by Flowers on May 31, 2014 14:15:50 GMT
Our new budgie arrives tommorrow. At present I have one set of bowls for food and water, I know these have to be cleaned every day and I have made up a solution of FSC10 by diluting 2mls in 1 litre of water and putting it in a spray bottle. I am unsure though how to then clean everything. Do I first rinse the bowls, toys etc in warm water (can I use fairy liquid?) then dry them and then spray with FSC10 and leave it all to air dry or do I rinse again after spraying? Thanks for any help.
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Marianne Marlow
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George, Daisy, Iris, Billy, Peter, Chipper, Dinku, Barney, Ayla and Rocky
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Post by Marianne Marlow on May 31, 2014 18:59:03 GMT
What I usually do is put a lot of hot water in a bowl every evening (a washing up bowl) and put all their dishes and stuff in it, add a couple of drops of F10 to the water as it is running. But before I put it all in I make sure things are free of droppings or debris. I wash everything like I would with normal washing up  Then I put some kitchen towels out and put all the stuff on it to dry overnight. Every night I do this "budgie washing up" before bed  |
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Post by ffiscool on May 31, 2014 19:14:31 GMT
I wash up everything too with washing up liquid, rinse and then spray with diluted FS10. I then dry with kitchen towel
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Post by starlingqueen on May 31, 2014 19:25:56 GMT
If I'm doing a quick wash I remove any debris then spray with F10, give them a good clean then spray again and leave to dry. The weekly clean, they all go in the dishwasher.
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Post by OP on May 31, 2014 19:51:40 GMT
I am the lucky one in that the only thing that needs a daily clean is the water dispenser. I have two of these, one is in the cage the other gets cleaned with F10 and a clean cloth then left to dry. Joey is a very clean budgie and chews nothing. The cage bottom gets vacuumed every other day and then sprayed and a clean cloth mops it up and it is left to dry. The grid gets the same treatment. Once a week or so all the perches and the cage interior get a good wipe down with a cloth sprayed with F10. So far I have not had any problem with Joey getting ill, but then there is only one bud.
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Post by BudgiesBuddy on Jun 1, 2014 13:05:51 GMT
Wash with warm soapy water and rinse. Spray with diluted F10Sc and leave to dry. Remember it's birds safe.
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Mar 18, 2014 19:29:53 GMT
Flowers
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Post by Flowers on Jun 1, 2014 18:13:18 GMT
Thank you all so much just to check is fairy liquid ok to wash with first?
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Post by ffiscool on Jun 1, 2014 20:49:38 GMT
I have been
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Post by BudgiesBuddy on Jun 2, 2014 8:26:38 GMT
Thank you all so much just to check is fairy liquid ok to wash with first? Yes, but rinse well. |
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