Home Fumigation

alessia55 · 07-03-12, 05:27 PM

In August we will have the inside of our house fumigated. Our cats will be boarded, and my puppy will stay at a friend's house or at a hotel with us. It will take 2-3 days before we can enter the house again. The tough question is... what to do with my snakes...???

I can put them in tubs for the weekend and take heat mats, thermostat, etc, with me. But I can't move their cages. They are HEAVY. Even between my dad and I we struggle to just lift it off the table. And we would have no where to put them outside the house.

Assuming they fumigate my house with the cages indoors, would they be OK if I thoroughly clean them before putting them back in? What do you guys suggest I do? What precautions can I take? I can try and bag the cages to try and protect them from the fumigation. Any ideas?

Gungirl · 07-03-12, 05:32 PM

I would empty the cages ( take out sub-straight, hides ) and just leave them be. When you get home clean them and rinse them well. I would think that would be fine.

infernalis · 07-03-12, 06:03 PM

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Originally Posted by gungirl

i would empty the cages ( take out sub-straight, hides ) and just leave them be. When you get home clean them and rinse them well. I would think that would be fine.

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BarelyBreathing · 07-03-12, 06:27 PM

What Kat said. Also, take masking tape and seal the doors and any air vents to prevent fumes from seeping in.

Snakefood · 07-03-12, 07:33 PM

shrink wrap em!! LOL, or just do what everyone else said!! as long as they are rinsed really well, they should be fine!!

jennuhkins · 07-03-12, 07:39 PM

yea i was thinking that she should cover them really well with shrink wrap or something of that sort but idea already has been said lol

alessia55 · 07-03-12, 09:52 PM

How can I shrink wrap the cages?

Snakefood · 07-03-12, 10:58 PM

well I`m no expert but I think you just wrap them in shrink wrap and that seals to itself.

anyone with experience out there to give input??

jaleely · 07-03-12, 11:03 PM

I think a good clean to an emptied out tank would be sufficient, after : ) I've heard (but would def clean just to be safe of course) that a lot of that fumigation stuff dissipates and hardly leaves a residue.

MrBD1980 · 07-03-12, 11:18 PM

Although it may be a bit laborious I imagine that if they were wrapped in cling film to seal them that would be a sure fire method...

LISA127 · 07-04-12, 05:31 AM

why is the house being fumigated?

snake man12 · 07-04-12, 05:32 AM

For bugs or mites or fleas it could be any number of pests

LISA127 · 07-04-12, 07:28 AM

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Originally Posted by snake man12

For bugs or mites or fleas it could be any number of pests

My point is, fumigation is not safe for anyone whether human or animal. I wouldn't do it lightly for any reason. Personally, the only situation I would fumigate my house for would be bed bugs or cockroaches. Other than that, it's not necessary and there are other methods of control.

**Pareeeee** · 07-04-12, 07:31 AM

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Originally Posted by LISA127

My point is, fumigation is not safe for anyone whether human or animal. I wouldn't do it lightly for any reason. Personally, the only situation I would fumigate my house for would be bed bugs or cockroaches. Other than that, it's not necessary and there are other methods of control.

Agreed.

Anyway, what I would do if I had no access to shrink-wrap I would cut big green-garbage bags into giant sheets and tape them down to each other so fewer fumes would get into the tank = easier cleaning. Also remove all decorations etc out of the tanks. I dunno, maybe that wouldn't work.

alessia55 · 07-04-12, 08:37 AM

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Originally Posted by LISA127

My point is, fumigation is not safe for anyone whether human or animal. I wouldn't do it lightly for any reason. Personally, the only situation I would fumigate my house for would be bed bugs or cockroaches. Other than that, it's not necessary and there are other methods of control.

We have cockroaches and bees. We've tried everything else in the past 6 months.