Water bottles

[Apebull]

Ok I know this is a dumb question, but can you use liquid dish soap to clean the inside of a water bottle?

 

[Glorylocks]

I'm certainly not an expert on the matter, however if you were to use liquid dish soap I would use some that DOESN'T contain bleach. And after that rinse it extremely well. I would be afraid to use liquid dish soap myself as rabbits are sensitive to chemicals and such. I've read that you can use hot water and vinegar to clean them. Also rice and water. I'm assuming you'd put a little rice in the bottle add hot water and then shake the bottle using the rice as a kind of abrasive to clean the bottle. Just thought I'd share a few other methods of cleaning them. I hope I helped! =) Jessemily

 

[Korr_and_Sophie]

I have used regular dish soap to clean bottles and not had any issues. I do rinse really well. You can buy baby bottle scrubbers that would work great for water bottles.

 

[Nancy McClelland]

I use a small amount of alchohol and a baby bottle brush. It mixes with water and is easy to rinse clean. Dish soap is alright too, but takes longer to rinse clean.

 

[Little_LongEared_Lover2931]

I use vinegar and water and a baby bottel brush. soap would be fine to use as long as you rinse it well,

 

[Noirberrie]

I had a problem with algae when i had my pet rats near a window

I used a small baby brush and just rubed it off with water but i have in the past used liquid dish soap..i just rinsed it like 50 times and let it sit a bit hahah

 

[Nela]

I put a small amount of uncooked rice, put the cap back on, and shake/swirl real good. This gets all the algae out of my bottles. I no longer use brushes as this is much easier and more effective. I rinse it out properly, with a drop of vinegar and water and voila. Takes just a few seconds

 

[Apebull]

Nela wrote:

I put a small amount of uncooked rice, put the cap back on, and shake/swirl real good. This gets all the algae out of my bottles. I no longer use brushes as this is much easier and more effective. I rinse it out properly, with a drop of vinegar and water and voila. Takes just a few seconds

Do you shake all the water out, so its dry before you put the rice in and shake. And why rinse with vinegar and what kind of vinegar?