Parasite ID???

[dodolah]

haha, is there a particular brand you would recommend using for the steam cleaner? i am shopping online right now and am reading alot of bad reviews!

i just bought the 30 bucks one at "Linens and things" store (it went bankrupt. So, I got it on sale).
I'm sure there is a good one... but, I haven't had time to research it.

you want to make sure that you spray the vine real close to the nozzle.
Otherwise, you're just spraying cold vapor.

 

[Dave Weldon]

Howdy Andrew,

(Just back from a looong workday .)

There was a nice thread about parasites a couple of months ago (https://www.chameleonforums.com/parasites-bleach-waste-drain-13245/#post108405) where hydrogen peroxide at 6% (which is double the typical drug store strength) left in contact with for ~10 minutes or so will totally kill-off Cryptosporidium parvum Oocysts (in the coccidia family) (http://aem.asm.org/cgi/content/full/68/5/2576). I found it at hair salon supply stores ! It is used as part of the treatment process for changing hair coloring etc.

Notes: Hydrogen peroxide suppliers use a strength term call "volume".

3%=10 volume
6%=20 volume**
9%=30 volume
12%=40 volume
15%=50 volume

The price doesn't vary proportionally to its strength.

I found a gallon of 6% at about $7. They were out of the stronger ones in gallons but it was probably a $1 or 2 more to get it at double or more in strength. Be careful handling the sronger ones.

(Past my bedtime )

 

[THECHAMMAN]

whats weird is i was just gonna reccomend hydrogen peroxide~ .

 

[AndrewH]

Hey Dave, sorry to hear about your long hours, i just worked one too. 12hrs today . blehhhh....

Thanks for the advice, I am going to redo her whole enclosure with steam clean and everything and dump the hibiscus flower this weekend, so i will be sure to pick up some of that peroxide.

 

[luckykarma]

I am going to redo her whole enclosure with steam clean

Tell us what you decide on for steam cleaner.