Vinegar is not just for cooking...

I buy a lot of vinegar, but it is not for cooking. I use it to dissolve build up in the drop pans. It works great! Some of the worst pans look almost new after a good soak and scrub.

After scraping out the droppings from the pan and rinsing it well with water, I set the trays out and pour enough vinegar to cover the bottom. I use a scrub brush to brush some onto the sides and rim. The amount of build up determines how long I let the pans soak. Fifteen minutes for the minimal amount to 1 hour for the toughies. I will also occasionally scrub the pan while it is soaking to help loosen up those stubborn spots. When a tray is finished soaking, I often dump the vinegar into another tray to reuse it if the vinegar isn't too dirty. I hose the pans off and put them back into the cages.

I like to try to keep my rabbit barn as clean as possible and this definitely helps! I will add though that I only have 30 trays to clean when all my holes are full. It is very manageable to do this with my small rabbitry, but would be a big task with more trays.