How do you sanitize unfinished wood on a rabbit's cage?

Question

My rabbit has recently died. We are not sure what he died from, he has been looking terrible for almost a year so it was a combo of something and old age as he was over 8 years old. Anyway we had made a cage and it had wood trimming that had been peed and "touched" by the rabbit. It doesn't smell, but i am afraid that it may be harboring some bacteria that may be harmful to a new rabbit if we choose to get another one, plus it has a grayish look from the litter that was in his "litter box"

So how should we clean it without it being harmfull to a potentail new rabbit.

Answer 1

You can sanitize the wood by wiping it down with bleach.

I would suggest getting a metal rabbit cage. They are much more sanitary. They are lined with wire on the bottom and the droppings fall thru to a pan.

Answer 2

I would either use a steamer or you can take household bleach and mix it with water and spray on the cage.  You only use one part bleach to 10 parts water.  Let it sit and then a couple days later you can rinse it off if you like.  I had a similar problem where a cat had a contagious disease and the vet told me to spray that concoction all over the house.