Disinfectant in wooden cages

[ava]

Ok, firstly in my defense, I am only 19 and hence don't know much about the world and things such as cleaning, etc

I was cleaning the cage out the other day and used some pet-safe disinfectant. I sprayed it on the levels (mdf), but straight away it just soaked in and I couldn't spread it around or anything, and I tried washing it off a bit but that didn't help. Is it going to rot the wood if I keep trying? Do I even need to use it on the floors as I use a lot of bedding (though the degus do dig it up sometimes)?

[amie]

If you spray it sraight onto the wood it will just soak up straight away (same with cardboard or anything absorbant). You need to spray it across the levels in like a sideways motion tilting the bottle on it'sside, so it covers the whole level (if that makes sence?) I don't think I'm explaining it very well, but.... perhaps someone else will.

wipe it off straight after spraying, doing little sections at a time.

[Kins]

I would suggest, if possible, buying some self adhesive vinyl floor tiles (like these www.wickes.co.uk/invt/620050 ) and sticking them on your MDF shelves. This will stop any pee or disinfectant from soaking in and makes the shelves wipe clean.

Hope that makes sense?!

[Kins]

www.wilkinsonplus.com/vinyl-tiles+planks/self-adhesive-vinyl-floor-tiles-x-6/invt/0228632/

Wilkinsons seem to be a little bit cheaper...