Cleaning Products

[FearlessFiona]

Hi there!!

When I got my Macaw, I ditched ALL household cleaning products. Everything is vinegar and water. But....I have two toddlers who...get food everywhere. Vinegar and water just doesn't clean LVP very well. Are there any cleaning products safe to use in the same house as birdie? What about all natural cleaners - like Rosey All Purpose? Or Safely Universal Cleaner? They don't have harsh chemicals, but are still cleaners....Also, what are we cleaning bathrooms with? Tubs, sinks, toilets, etc? Just diluted bleach?


Thanks in advance!

 

[Jcas74]

First, let me state that my birds do not have access to the bathroom. That being said, I actually use standard toilet bowl cleaner and Comet scouring powder to clean my bathroom. If there was some chance of my birds being in there while I was cleaning or them drinking out of the toilet or something I would rethink those products. But as it is, this works for me and my flock.

In the actual bird room, I basically use only a homemade vinegar and water cleaner but in other parts of the house, I will sometimes use Method all purpose cleaner. I don’t know what other bird people think about that. I also use Method to clean at an auto mechanic shop and there’s not much it won’t get off but it’s not too harsh. I personally am very sensitive to chemicals; they give me migraines, make me sick and dizzy etc, so if something bothers me, I certainly won’t have it around the birds! The Method cleaner has never bothered me, BUT it does have a small amount of artificial grapefruit fragrance. So that could be a big no for some bird people. I don’t use it in the bird room, just in a few other spots around the house. I’m interested to see what other bird owners use! Hope this helps!

 

[Bradmtx61]

Funny this is thread showed up just when I I was taking stock of all the cleaning products I have in the house. Like Jcas the bathrooms are strictly off limits to the birds. I use comet and Mr clean for the bathroom. As a matter of fact Mr clean does the entire house as long as the birds are comfortably housed on the patio (wife loves Fabuloso but, we got rid of that). Unbeknownst to my wife I am about to get rid of all the Teflon pots this week (I hope she doesn't read this thread before then).
FYI for the cage I use two things Nature's Miracle for the poop and Briotech to disinfect.