Hmmm, I use Simple Green to clean my grill and the outdoor furniture.  It has a very heavy chemical smell to it, I don’t know that I’d like my bunnies inhaling it.  I don’t even like to use it inside the house because the smell is very persistant.  It does do a very good job of cutting grease on the grill, though.

I use (on the reccomendation on someone here, i don’t remember who) Nature’s miracle. Type it into a search engine. i have a carpet cleaner for pet stains and a smell deorderizer. It’s perfectly pet friendly and I’m sure they make other cleaning products besides the carpet and odor deoderizer. I also have the nature’s miracle “wet wipes” for quick spills.

Hope this helps!

Natures Miracle is good, you can also use a very diluted bleach/water solution too.

I too, am not to happy with the strong simple green smell. I find that with a 50/50 vinegar solution, it does clean but can leave a strong smell (does disappear pretty quickly), but I also use a water bottle of just water to rinse. Try rinsing with water and see if that doesn’t help clear out the strong smell and irritation caused by the vinegar.

I use simple green for everything…I don’t mind the smell, but not for the buns. Natures miracle is the best stuff. We had a house full of geriatric dogs and cats so accidents did happen. We would have been sunk without it.

This is funny – I love the smell of vinegar – I use it for all of my glass cleaning.

I have been using “Method” – non toxic & planet friendly – for all my general cleaning. It comes in great scents like cucumber or grapefruit. The company makes a big deal about how it won’t hurt you or your pets. I use to use Simple Green – I think it is a good product & I also like the smell.

Dawn dish washing soap was what was used to clean all of the animals – otters, sea birds etc. – when the Valdez spilled a “little bit” of oil in Prince Williams sound. It was the only thing the rescuers could find that got the oil off & did not hurt the animals. I have used it for all my dish purposes ever since.

Another cleaner that often gets over looked is Baking Soda. It is very gentle & safe. You can look up all kinds of recipes for cleaners on the web.

Hope this helps.

i try very hard not to clean, so i never have this problem…

lol!

but seriously, i *do* clean after Meadow and i use a vinegar solution. the smell does fade away pretty quickly.

i’ve never used Simple Green but i’m surprised it has such a strong smell… hmmm.

While we are on the subject of cleaning.  Here are a few links of places I go for tips:

Good old hints from Heloise:

http://www.goodhousekeeping.com/author-bio/heloise-expert-bio?src=sem&mag=ghk&dom=gog&ad=g0739&kw=ist&s_kwcid=hints%20from%20heloise|999965675

I use Borax too, although it is kind of harsh on your hands:

http://www.20muleteamlaundry.com/index.cfm?page_id=55

I like to use this one, it is about “living green”

http://alittlegreener.com/index.htm

There are lots of other sources on the internet too.

Mimz, I know huh?  Heloise must be 60 by now, don’t you think?  I would suggest you remove the offending nipper to another area while you clean. This behavior sounds like it may escalate. So you tell him a sharp no? Brooms look big, bad and vicous to a rabbit and they tend to react in that manner, however the nipping is a behavioral issue and really needs to stop. What techniques have you used thus far with trying to stop the nipping?

Hmm, it sounds like “Spring fever” more than anything. Wait it out and see if it changes a bit, then you know you have some seasonal attitude rabbits (SAR) LOL My two are like that during the winter months and Bonsai does a MAJOR funk when the weather is going to be bad.

*snicker* Mimz that is just too funny!