Example of complete protocol to clean and disinfect the terrarium of a reptile suspected to be contamined by a zoonosis (for example a multi-antibiotic resistant salmonella)
Before
General hygiene of the staff:
- professional clothing, with nude forearms
- nails short and clean
- tied-back hair
- No rings, no bracelets, no jewelry on the hands and the forearms
Preparation of the equipment:
- for the snake
- for the substrat and remains:
- a trash
- new undersheets
- some new substrate
- for the walls of the terrarium:
- water
- a detergent in a spray
- a spray of disinfectant: prepare it with the right concentration
- a brush and/or a scrubber sponge
- disposable paper
- For the accessories:
- a tube or a basin with water
- a detergent in a spray
- a disinfectant by immersion: prepare it with the right concentration
Preparation of the staff:
In this order:
- body: wear a protective clothing: single use surgical or plastic gown
- face and eyes: wear a mask for nose and protective goggles or a full-face protective mask
- hair: wear a protective cap
- antiseptic hygien of hands: washing or rubbing
- hands: put hygienic gloves
During
Snake:
- put handling gloves
- Put the snake into the feeding box
- Remove the handling gloves
Reusable accessories
- remove all the reusable accessories
- clean them with a brush or a scrubber sponge, water and detergent
- rinse
- disinfect them by immersion
- rinse
- dry them with the disposable paper and llet them finish to dry
Substrate
- throw into the trash the substrate and the possible under-sheet
- throw the vegetables accessories
Cleaning and disinfecting all the walls
- clean the ceiling, the walls and then finally the ground with a brush or a scrubber sponge, water and detergent.
- rinse
- spray a disinfectant
- let the product act for the time recommended by the manufacturer
- rinse
- let dry
After
- put the cleaning equipment into the disinfectant by immersion
- remove the goggles or the full-face protective mask and put them into the disinfectant by immersion
- Remove single-use clothing and throw them into the trash
- remove the gloves and throw them into the trash
- clean the hands and rub them with antiseptic method