tips on cleaning different perches?

[Giantmoa]

sandy perches and those wood perches that have a slightly rough texture but no bark (maybe sand-blasted manzanita?) seem to have major poop retaining abilities very annoying! at least with the wood perches I can painstaking shave off the wood with poop stains =/ but sandy perches? bleh! I scrub and scrub and I still see the little white remnants and boings and rope perches? how do you guys clean them? if any of you have some miracle tips or cleaning products I will love you forever!

[Michael]

I try to use water pressure to blast them.

[Azure Hanyo]

I soak toys and anything without wood in it in reeeeally hot water and a capful of some kind of cleaner (it is made for birds, I can't think of the brand off-hand) and for perches I use a water sprayer, like Michael suggested. Luck with the poop! Heehee couldn't resist.

[Kim S]

I put the rope perches and boings in the washer. Works quite well!
The sandy perches I brush off with an old toothbrush.
On wood perches I first scrape off the big poops with a screwdriver before soaking them.

[Giantmoa]

I'm going to try all of these methods tonight =) I just can't stand dirty perches (bleh!) when I think of her walking on them and then using her foot to eat.... so thanks!!!!

[Natacha]

I soak toys and anything without wood in it in reeeeally hot water and a capful of some kind of cleaner

It's what I do as well
(Cleaner for me is a bit of white vinegar and a bit of dish soap.)

[lzver]

I soak toys and anything without wood in it in reeeeally hot water and a capful of some kind of cleaner

It's what I do as well
(Cleaner for me is a bit of white vinegar and a bit of dish soap.)

That's what I do as well.

White vinegar and water has become my staple cleaning solution. It works great on the vinly floor for cleaning up poop that I don't see right away.

[entrancedbymyGCC]

I wipe off the wood perches every day or two with Poop-off. I also have a little curved wire brush thingy and when I do a full up clean, I scrub with soap and water and the brush as needed. I haven't been sure how to handle the rope perches - when you guys say washer, do you mean dishwasher or clothes washer? What kind of detergent do you use?

[ptuga72]

Rope perches are my biggest problem now. I've heard suggestions to boil them, but haven't tried it yet. Even if it works Scarlet's is so big I don't think I could fit it in a pot

[pchela]

I hang my rope perches in the shower and blast them clean.

Wood perches get a good soaking in the sink with hot water and dishwashing soap though I might try white vinegar again... I just don't like the way it smells. I need a nice smelling alternative.