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Old 12-02-2019, 01:27 PM  
Pebbles82
Hamster Antics
 
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Default Re: Cleaning in Anticipation

I wouldn't submerge the silent runner in water or the ball bearings will go rusty. You can just wash it with washing up liquid. Although mine had so many grungy bits in the little cracks that I ended up buying a new one. You can soak the front piece but not the back piece with the ball bearings in.

I did use my silent runner for two hamsters, but by the third hamster I got a new one. So yours might clean up nicely.

I would just clean out the tank with petsafe disinfectant for hamsters, rinse well so there is no scent left. Vinegar can leave a smell for quite a long time and doesn't kill all bugs, it just cleans really and kills the odd bug. The petsafe disinfectants are supposed to kill everything and will remove any hamster scent.
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