Glass cleaner. Safe for tarantula room?

[Jacobchinarian]

Right now I'm cleaning windows and my tarantula room has windows that need to be cleaned. Would the windex “fumes” be dangerous to my t's? If so would
leaving my door to the outside open for a few minutes be sufficient?

 

[jgod790]

How close is the window to the enclosures? I would suggest maybe deluding the cleaner with water maybe, and or covering the enclosures with a towel while you spray, and leave the towels on a few hours after your done. Leave the room door open all day, and open the window when your done cleaning it. Honestly though, as long as you are not using bleach or something like that I think you will be fine. Or, maybe spray a rag in a different room, then use the rag to clean the window. Or paper towels, whatever your using. Hope this helps. Glad to hear your T's have a good considerate care taker.

 

[Jacobchinarian]

How close is the window to the enclosures? I would suggest maybe deluding the cleaner with water maybe, and or covering the enclosures with a towel while you spray, and leave the towels on a few hours after your done. Leave the room door open all day, and open the window when your done cleaning it. Honestly though, as long as you are not using bleach or something like that I think you will be fine. Or, maybe spray a rag in a different room, then use the rag to clean the window. Or paper towels, whatever your using. Hope this helps. Glad to hear your T's have a good considerate care taker.

A few of them are practically touching the window. I have cleaned the windows before with no problems but that was maybe 6 months ago when I only had a few spiders and now after I have learned about dks and have 10 tarantulas I am a little more considerate about the chemicals in my room.

 

[curiousme]

Spray the glass cleaner on the rag outside of/ away from the room, and then clean the glass. The smell should dissipate quickly that way.

 

[Fran]

Spray the glass cleaner on the rag outside of/ away from the room, and then clean the glass. The smell should dissipate quickly that way.

I agree. I have never had any problem, and I clean most of the shelves and instrumentation with those type of all purpose disinfect-cleaners.

 

[Jacobchinarian]

Thank you all so much I feel much better about cleaning my room now.

 

[Fran]

As Curiousme said, damp the cloth on the product, and clean that way. Spraying in the room could be potencialy a problem .

As long as nothing gets inside the cages, or lingers very strongly in the room, it will be perfectly fine.

 

[Bill S]

I have a fairly large arachnid room with cages of spiders, centipedes, scorpions, vinegaroons, amblypygids, etc. on three walls of the room. The fourth wall is where the sink and counter are, and that's where I wash out old cages and containers. I use standard glass cleaners to do that, and make no special efforts regarding the spray. I've never had any problems with it. However, I do not spray in the immediate vicinity of the cages containing animals. If you need to wash windows that you currently have cages next to - move the cages out of the way while you clean. You can put them back a very short time later.

I would suggest maybe deluding the cleaner ....

I doubt you'll be able to fool (delude) the cleaner - but adding water will dilute it.....

 

[kristinnandbenn]

I would agree with moving the cages. Nobody really knows what causes DKS but many think it's linked to chemicals. I would be extra cautious just in case.

 

[curiousme]

I guess I should have also added that we have used Windex in the same room as our Ts, but on the opposite side of the room to clean furniture.