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Cleaning Procedures
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is important that the cleaning procedures are followed completely. These
procedures are put into place for the safety of MAARS birds. All dishes
are washed and disinfected daily - bacteria growth occurs very quickly
in dishes that are contaminated with food and droppings. The disinfection
process is to ensure that all bacteria, viruses, etc are eliminated and
not transmitted to the birds because soap alone will not sanitize the
dishes. The only disinfectants MAARS uses are OxyFresh (for cleaning)
and Avitec Oxy-Gene (for disinfecting); these products are safe to use
around birds. Never use bleach around birds!
Personal Hygiene
 Wash
hands thoroughly with surgical soap and nail brush before handling
birds
Use
hand disinfectant in between handling all birds
Hands
must be washed thoroughly with surgical soap after smoking, eating
or using the restroom
After
handling any birds or cleaning at The Landing: shower, wash hair and
change clothes before handling your birds or any other birds
General
Utensils,
cutting boards bowls, etc. should be washed with soap, sprayed with Avitec
and air dried
Counter
tops and workspaces should be cleaned with OxyFresh and disinfected with
Avitec
Play
stands and table-top perches should be cleaned with OxyFresh and disinfected
with Avitec after each use
Use
a clean towel to handle every bird then place towel in dirty laundry bin
immediately after use
Shop
vac is to be used in bird room - smaller vac used as light touch-up and
in office/reception areas only
Do
not leave trash next to dumpster - lock dumpster after each use
Cups, Cages, Toys, etc.
Water
dishes must be washed with hot, soapy water, rinsed, sprayed with Avitec,
and air dried DAILY (AM Shift)
Fruit/veggie
dishes must be washed w/hot soapy water, rinsed, sprayed with Avitec,
and air dried DAILY (PM Shift)
Dry
food dishes must be washed/disinfected weekly (Sunday Shift) and as needed
(PM Shift)
When
cleaning cages, perches and toys around birds, use OxyFresh and paper
towels
Cages
must be thoroughly cleaned with hot soapy water, sprayed with Avitec and
air dried
Lory
cages must be thoroughly cleaned TWICE WEEKLY, all others WEEKLY
All
cages must have papers changed DAILY - make sure paper covers the cage
bottom
Acrylic
or plastic toys and smooth-surfaced manzanita perches should be washed
in hot soapy water, sprayed with Avitec and air dried as needed and before
use with a new cage - cotton rope or fabric toys, wood toys and porous
wood perches should only be used for one bird, then discarded
Organizing Cleaning Duties
The goal is to have all cleaning finished as quickly as
possible so the rest of the shift can be spent playing and working with
the birds!! Cleaning should take 2–3 hours.
This is a very basic outline of what needs to be accomplished:
Wash,
disinfect and refill water/food dishes
Change
papers - When changing papers make sure that you do not touch the birds
or their food/water unless you wash your hands. It's very important to
keep your hands clean when you're working with birds!!
Vacuum
Clean
cages, perches and toys
Take
out garbage
All
bird droppings need to be cleaned off of the floor after every shift.
This is a basic outline of the steps that need to be taken:
Use
bucket to empty dirty water into (flush into toilet when finished)
Use
blue Rubbermaid bin to put dirty dishes into
Rinse
all of the washtubs and spray down with Avitec before filling with water
Fill
washtub (closest to refrigerator) with hot soapy water. Please use a washcloth
to scrub dishes.
Fill
the next washtub with hot water to rinse dishes
Rinse
out the blue Rubbermaid bin in the last empty washtub and spray with Avitec
and line with a clean towel.
After
dishes have been rinsed, spray each cup thoroughly with Avitec. This is
bird safe and should not be rinsed off of dishes.
Toys and perches can be cleaned with soapy water, rinsed
and then sprayed with Avitec.
Before any birds are put onto play gyms or T-stands all
"droppings" must be washed off the entire unit with OxyFresh
and paper towel and sprayed with Avitec. After the bird has used the equipment
it must be cleaned and disinfected again.
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