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Salem13 · 08-28-2021, 07:43 PM

I forgot to take my anxiety medication this morning so my brain has been foggy and not working the way it usually does. Currently having a panic attack because aforementioned brain fog prevented me from remembering using the clorox cleaner + bleach spray in the same room as a hamster and a toad is a Bad Idea, let alone using it basically a foot away and below the enclosure. It was only on the floor for maybe 5 seconds before it clicked and I wiped it off and sprayed it down with water but I know fumes stay a long time.

The toad is in a small enough enclosure I was easily able to just move him. I've turned the fan on and opened a window. Panic brain can't think of anything else and is trying to convince me I've basically just killed my boy.

Is there anything else I can do? Should I put something over the enclosure? I can't really move it and I worry trying to keep him in his carrier over night while it airs out would result in an escape.
What signs should I look out for?

08-28-2021, 07:43 PM
Salem13 Hamster Pup Join Date: Dec 2019 Location: Canada Posts: 111	Bleach Fumes near Hamster I forgot to take my anxiety medication this morning so my brain has been foggy and not working the way it usually does. Currently having a panic attack because aforementioned brain fog prevented me from remembering using the clorox cleaner + bleach spray in the same room as a hamster and a toad is a Bad Idea, let alone using it basically a foot away and below the enclosure. It was only on the floor for maybe 5 seconds before it clicked and I wiped it off and sprayed it down with water but I know fumes stay a long time. The toad is in a small enough enclosure I was easily able to just move him. I've turned the fan on and opened a window. Panic brain can't think of anything else and is trying to convince me I've basically just killed my boy. Is there anything else I can do? Should I put something over the enclosure? I can't really move it and I worry trying to keep him in his carrier over night while it airs out would result in an escape. What signs should I look out for?