Its really important to me that the products I sell are the ones I would use myself. I have always used F10 pretty much since I started breeding/showing guinea pigs. I researched quite a few brands but kept going back to F10. Their health and hygiene is super important.. happy piggies, happy piggy mum! 

Something we've suffered from is fungal or ringworm. Fungal outbreaks can be quite common with piggies but the spores can lie dormant in your hutch/shed. Without thorough treatment it can re appear at any time.    

  

Yesterday I emptied the piggy palace, which my husband built 3 years ago and used the F10 Fogger for the first time.

A 500ml, single use canister, filled with F10^®SC disinfectant at a dilution (1:80) proven effective against all known types of pathogen - including high resistant viruses such as Circovirus (PBFD) or Parvovirus - for complete room disinfection. It's a fast, easy and effective way to disinfect rooms as part of a regular regime, or after a high risk situation.

Simply activate the canister and leave it to disinfect the room in around 15 minutes. The fogging mist created will fill the room, disinfecting both the air - to kill airborne viruses - and also surfaces within the room, including hard to reach areas.

USES OF F10^® AEROSOL FOGGERS

The foggers are extremely easy to use, and provide highly effective, fast disinfection of all types of room. Use:

• as part of a regular disinfection programme
• or to thoroughly disinfect an entire room following a potentially infectious outbreak

Using an F10^® Aerosol Fogger will disinfect:

• all surfaces which will have been touched
• all places expelled airborne particles may have settled
• the air within the room

The mist from the fogger will cover the room. No need to stand on ladders to disinfect; no need to worry about whether you sprayed everywhere. Let the F10^® Aerosol Fogger do it for you.

HOW TO USE F10^® AEROSOL FOGGERS

The mist will fill a space of up to 35m³, so in larger rooms simply activate foggers in different parts of the room so the whole area is covered.

• Remove from the room any animals (some may have an adverse reaction to the small amount of alcohol in the propellant), and remove or cover any sensitive equipment (e.g. computers, televisions) which may be affected if they were to become damp
• Put the fogger on a plastic sheet, plate, or similar (to catch a small amount of the propellant which may dribble from the nozzle)
• Place it on the floor in the centre of the room - or in larger rooms, where multiple foggers are needed, place it within the centre of the part of the room to be covered
• Close any doors or windows
• Remove the cap and depress the button on the nozzle until it clicks into place
• Leave the room
• Allow the canister to fully evacuate (usually around 5 minutes), and the mist to settle (around 10 minutes) before returning to the room
• Leave the damp surfaces to air dry to ensure full disinfection

My idea is to try and do this once/twice a year as part of my cleaning routine. Not only can it help with the fungal but any other things that may be lurking in the piggy palace. Its also a good excuse to give the place a good going over. 

The hardest part of the day for me was emptying the piggy palace - it was a very long day! All piggies were removed, all hay, food, showing equipment etc. Anything that may get ruined from being damp. All surfaces were cleaned with the F10 SCXD. The fogger is basically the F10 SC but in a fogging format. 

Once the fogger had finished after about 10 minutes, I opened all windows and door and let the room air for about an hour. Piggies were then returned as normal once I was sure it was safe. 

I will keep you all  updated over the coming months to see how it helps especially with fungal.