How do you make your own cage/litter box cleaner?

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- 12/10/2011 at 11:56 AM
  BunnyDuck
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  I’ve just finished a bottle of a store bought cage/litter box cleaner. And now I was thinking about making my own to put in a spray bottle.
  
  Does anyone know of a solution that I could use to create my own? I have some baking soda if that’s any help.
- 12/10/2011 at 12:02 PM
  FrankieFlash
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  I’m pretty sure baking soda is toxic to rabbits. I know you can dillute vinegar to cut the smell of urine and I think someone else mentioned lemon juice but I’m not sure. Sorry that I’m not much helpful but I wanted to throw out there that baking soda is bad for rabbits.
- 12/10/2011 at 12:03 PM
  Monkeybun
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  water and vinegar. Cheap, and super effective.
- 12/10/2011 at 12:18 PM
  Mandyyy
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  5o/5o water and vinegar. It helps with the smell and such. I usually spray it and let it sit for a bit them wipe it out.
  
  Frankieflash- Baking soda isn’t toxic to them, but it’s not a good idea to let them eat it.
- 12/10/2011 at 12:21 PM
  Stickerbunny
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  Indeed – 50/50 white vinegar and water. Baking soda isn’t toxic, but it can cause bubbly tummies if enough is ingested, which isn’t good for the sensitive digestive systems.
- 12/10/2011 at 12:22 PM
  BunnyDuck
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  Thank you everyone. Yeah I wasn’t planning on letting them eat the baking soda.
  
  I’ll will make the 50/50 water and vinegar solution. Doesn’t the vinegar smell get a bit strong though?
- 12/10/2011 at 1:14 PM
  mocha200
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  the smell goes a way after 10-15 min.
- 12/10/2011 at 1:25 PM
  bunnyfriend
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  The vinegar solutions works really well. The smell does go away.
- 12/11/2011 at 1:24 PM
  BunnyDuck
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  Okay. I’ve just got some vinegar today. Thank you all for your suggestions.
- 12/12/2011 at 11:00 AM
  RabbitPam
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  One thing you CAN do is, with the litter pan, pour in some white vinegar first then sprinkle a little baking soda on that. It makes a cool fizz. Let it soak for a short time and then scrub the stuck on areas. They come clean out of the pan that way. Then do a good water rinse of the whole pan a couple of times. (I dump it out into the toilet after each rinse.) Don’t use baking soda straight on anything in the cage, but it acts as a scrubbing agent when used with the vinegar.
  
  As the others said, use a 50/50 water vinegar solution in a spray bottle to wipe down the cage and areas that can’t be removed to be washed.
- 12/13/2011 at 12:18 PM
  kamdynandsunshinesmom
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  I have always used vinegar and water. I get a spray bottle fill half with water and half with vinegar. Spray it in the litterbox and let it sit. Now if the litterbox is really dirty I pour the vinegar and water in it and let that sit for about 20 minutes then rinse with hot water and dry!
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