So I made a mistake

[Tara81]

Today, randomly , a little finch / sparrow bird was flying in our apartment building. Its a big building, holds about 150 residents . One of my neighbours knocked on my door thinking it might be my pet as he knows I have birds.

He caught the bird and I gave him my budgies travel cage thinking at first it was someones pet. I then realized I could not keep it as I have parrots and not enough room for quarenteen , and he decided it must be a wild bird and decided to set it free.

So How do I thouroughly disinfect my cage? It is now sitting in a hot tub of water with dish liquid overnight.

After doing some research online, I think it was a Clay-colored sparrow , it had some white coloring on its head. Hopefully those aren't pets -.-

 

[CrazyBirdChick]

I'm not sure if that's a wild bird but hopefully it was. I think alot of wild birds are brown so let's hope

Do you have any f10? That's the best disinfectant you can use.

If not, I'm guessing vinegar and bleach could work.

 

[Tara81]

i dont have f10 or know what that is. how much bleach ;d

 

[CrazyBirdChick]

Honestly, I'm not sure how much bleach to use. Hopefully someone else comes along soon to let you know.


For future reference, this https://www.amazon.com/F10SC-Veterinary-Disinfectant-F10-SC/dp/B00ECJ5NIY is f10

It's a good thing to have on hand

 

[Tara81]

It doesn't ship to my area

 

[zoo mom]

Bleach strength. 1 part bleach to 10 parts water. So 1 ounce bleach to 10 ounces of water. Or 30ml to 300ml.

 

[Mizzely]

Bleach strength. 1 part bleach to 10 parts water. So 1 ounce bleach to 10 ounces of water. Or 30ml to 300ml.

This. Spray it down and let sit for at least 10 minutes, rinse, then let sit in the sun to air dry

 

[Tara81]

This. Spray it down and let sit for at least 10 minutes, rinse, then let sit in the sun to air dry

Yeah but ... (sorry game of thrones lover here lol* )

 

[Laurie]

Bleach is actually effective on more organisms than f10. For a cage and occasional use I would say use bleach solution, clean with soap and water first then rinse, then spray or wipe on bleach, let remain wet 10 minutes and rinse well.

 

[Tara81]

I'm not sure if that's a wild bird but hopefully it was. I think alot of wild birds are brown so let's hope
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It looked just like that clay colored sparrow, white markings on head, grey all over. It was definately in the sparrow family.