JackCSmith
Member
Hi all,
Unfortunately Bernard was sold to us 10 months ago with adenovirus; we thought he went into brumation as it was winter. But in the summer months he didn’t get any better, we took him to the vets and ran lots of tests (£252.50 worth of bloods & screenings to be precise) and he had the dreaded Adenovirus.
Bern was wasting away and we made the humane choice to have him put down.
We have gotten rid of EVERYTHING in the viv. It is completely empty and has been for 5 days now since he passed.
His last poo was 2 weeks ago.
My son has autism and having a bearded dragon really helped calm him down. My local dealer has offered us a beardie at a cheap rate as we regularly buy from his shop. Which leads me to my question... DISINFECTION!
I have taken the wooden 4ft Vivexotic Viv apart (back to flat pack) and have used a 20% concentrated household bleach with warm water and a sponge to clean Viv thoroughly (to get in all the edges).
I’ve rinsed this off with soapy water, patted down, and let air dry.
Left for 12 hours
Then used a strong F10 solution once rebuilt to clean again using a NEW sponge. Once again, left to air dry for 12 hours.
I have then SEALED the edges using a silicon style sealant. This was on Saturday (it’s now Monday)
I sprayed the viv with a weaker F10 solution several times throughout Sunday and allowing to air dry between sprays.
Finally, I have put a strong UVB and heat bulb on which is at about 40 degrees C!
Have I done enough to rid the virus? I know there is no definitive answer. But I’ve seen posts where people have done less...
I just need some reassurance!
Unfortunately Bernard was sold to us 10 months ago with adenovirus; we thought he went into brumation as it was winter. But in the summer months he didn’t get any better, we took him to the vets and ran lots of tests (£252.50 worth of bloods & screenings to be precise) and he had the dreaded Adenovirus.
Bern was wasting away and we made the humane choice to have him put down.
We have gotten rid of EVERYTHING in the viv. It is completely empty and has been for 5 days now since he passed.
His last poo was 2 weeks ago.
My son has autism and having a bearded dragon really helped calm him down. My local dealer has offered us a beardie at a cheap rate as we regularly buy from his shop. Which leads me to my question... DISINFECTION!
I have taken the wooden 4ft Vivexotic Viv apart (back to flat pack) and have used a 20% concentrated household bleach with warm water and a sponge to clean Viv thoroughly (to get in all the edges).
I’ve rinsed this off with soapy water, patted down, and let air dry.
Left for 12 hours
Then used a strong F10 solution once rebuilt to clean again using a NEW sponge. Once again, left to air dry for 12 hours.
I have then SEALED the edges using a silicon style sealant. This was on Saturday (it’s now Monday)
I sprayed the viv with a weaker F10 solution several times throughout Sunday and allowing to air dry between sprays.
Finally, I have put a strong UVB and heat bulb on which is at about 40 degrees C!
Have I done enough to rid the virus? I know there is no definitive answer. But I’ve seen posts where people have done less...
I just need some reassurance!