Healthy Cleaning For Your Birds

I love my birds. They are wonderfully entertaining creatures but I will admit they create quite a mess in and around their cages. Keeping the cages, trays, feeders and toys clean is a real tedious chore but dirty cages can lead to a host of serious health problems. Cleaning must be done frequently to minimize the chances of infections
and or death.

Taking care of a birds surroundings include daily and weekly cleanings. I found this to be quite expensive and overwhelming, but necessary. I did not want my birds exposed to bacteria, parasites and infections. I was also struggling trying to find an easy method to clean all those tiny bars, crevices and cracks that were breeding grounds for diseases.

In the beginning I experimented with many cleaning methods. I was told never to use harsh chemicals because of my bird’s delicate respiratory system. I wanted them to have  clean cage, not die from exposure to the crap I used to clean up after them.

I purchased several bird friendly cleaning products from the pet store. The cost for these items added up very quickly. And frankly, the stuff was really hard to use. I still needed a toothbrush for the bars and a toothpick for the cracks and crevices. This is a bird cage, not a dental office.

Sometimes I felt I was making a bigger mess than the one I started with. It quickly got to a point that I was not being as diligent with the cleaning as I knew I should be. I had to find a solution. I went to work.

After a lot of research I found a website that gave me all the insight I needed for this daunting task. All I needed was a steam cleaner and I was on a mission to find it.

Using a steam cleaner made this task so easy and fast. The job it did was phenomenal. The steamer I bought came with several attachments including many detail brushes and a pointy nozzle that were great for all those little crevices. The diamond brush with a cloth made cleaning the bars and the bottoms of cages a breeze.

Prior to purchasing my steam cleaner you could definitely call me a procrastinator. Now my family call me the “steaminator!”

I will never go back to cleaning my cages any other way. I’m confident there is no bacteria, parasites, insects or fungus growing in, on or around my bird cages after I hit it with all that hot steam. This gives me a lot of comfort and peace of mind, it saves me time and a ton of money!

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