Brushes to clean cages

[chadwick]

I'm seeking recommendations on specific brushes that you can be used to clean bird cages. What do you all feel works best ?


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[chris-md]

I use car cleaning mits sprayed down with 50/50 vinegar/water solution. Works very well!!

 

[Laylatoo]

I use a handheld steamer with a small brush attachment. It works like magic. I use it for the cage as well as the tree stands.

 

[T00tsyd]

Me too a hand held steamer with brushes as needed. Toys, perches bowls everything gets the steam clean action, usually to upbeat music when Syd has retired for the night.

If I think about it I set my hair too - I'm a great multi tasker!

 

[SilverSage]

I've tried a lot of brushes and ultimately gone with a sponge that has a rough side.


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[Kyoto]

I actually found some great brushes in the rodent isle of pet smart!! They get between the bars (really good for tiny bar spacing).

Otherwise, steam cleaner all the way!! I use it without any of the "soap" that comes with it, just water, and it works amazingly.

 

[FlyBirdiesFly]

I use the exact brushes above, great for scraping poop off perches and cleaning in between bars. Otherwise, a damp sponge with a little Poop-Off usually does the trick. I find taking the bottom grate into the bathtub and scrubbing it thoroughly really helps.

 

[wrench13]

Some interesting products - the multi-shaft brush seems like a good idea ! Too bad I just got back from there, replenshing some parrot and dogiie toys. Got to remember to get one on next visit. The grate for Saltys daytime boing/ play chain is a hard chrome plated bar-b-que grill and washes off with hot water and the 36" diameter stainless bowl under that also cleans up with poop off or hot watter and paper towel. We also use a Scotchbrite sponge for anything else. First they are used for people dishes and then devolve to parrot use, before getting chucked .

 

[SassiBird]

All Living Things Bird Cage Scrubber. With enough elbow grease you could strip paint with this!

https://www.petsmart.com/bird/cleaning-and-odor-control/all-living-things-bird-cage-scrubber-20341.html?cgid=400203

 

[Soyajam]

I take my bird's cage outside and hose it down. I then use a wire brush for the bottom where the poop gets caked on.

I know it's not great for the coating but I'm lazy and I get frustrated scrubbing ;-)

 

[FlyBirdiesFly]

I take my bird's cage outside and hose it down. I then use a wire brush for the bottom where the poop gets caked on.

I know it's not great for the coating but I'm lazy and I get frustrated scrubbing ;-)

My birdroom is upstairs, not sure how I could roll the cages downstairs so I can take them outside... but the tray, grate, and toys/perches are the only things that get really dirty, all of which you can take into the bathtub (or sink, for the toys/perches) to wash. You having an ekkie, which requires such a large cage, I’m not sure how you manage to move the cage outside! Even though all my cages have wheels, there is no way I would be able to get them down the stairs.

 

[Soyajam]

You having an ekkie, which requires such a large cage, I’m not sure how you manage to move the cage outside!

Aha! This is where I did lots of planning lol

We have a single-story house, and the room I keep my bird opens out to the backyard. Before I brought her home I did the measurements to ensure the cage I bought could fit through the open doorway!

It's a tight squeeze but with two people you can get it out just fine.

I'm amused (and also horrified) that even though I make the effort to clean out the cage once a week it seems to look no cleaner anyway...

 

[FlyBirdiesFly]

Where do you put your bird while you clean the cage? Since the door is open when you bring the cage outside she must be locked in some sort of carrier or small cage. I totally agree with you on how the cages always seem to get dirty. I clean my cages once a week as well and by the end of the week there’s feathers, poop, and thrown food everywhere...