Cleaning up!

[Isobel]

Hey,

Unfortunately I have just lost one of my snails. After consulting the person I got the snail from I discovered that many of her snails had died as well. From this I guessing that whatever he had, he brought it with him.

Anyway, I'm just asking that I'll clean the tank he had before I get a new snail, can I use any disinfectant chemicals to clean it with or will it hurt a new snail?

I want to clear out the old disease and infection but can I use chemicals?

[lisaevans]

The best, most natural disinfectant is white vinegar. It will kill all germs and sterilise the tank. Just make sure you rinse it well afterwards and you will be fine I use it every week when cleaning out and never had any probs, just a bit smelly for a while

[Isobel]

Great idea, thank you.

I used it in cleaning out my tank. Much better than using chemicals and it's really worked well.

Thank you again.

[coyote]

Do you dilute the vinegar with water, or do you use it full-strength?

I've always liked using half white vinegar and half water as a great glass cleaner.

[lisaevans]

I Just use a small amount of neat vinegar to clean the slime away, then wipe out with damp kitchen roll to remove dirt, then rinse. Voilla, lovely clean tank and no chemicals to worry about when the snails crawl up the glass

[coyote]

I wouldn't have thought neat vinegar would be okay; I'm glad to know it's safe (after rinsing it all off, of course!).