I never thought I'd be asking a quesiton like this... but... does anyone know how to get mold or mildew out of a rubber ducky? it's one of those ones that's just got the one hole in the bottom of it. Of course, it's my daughters favorite, and I've tried to replace it with a different ducky, but she doesn't seem to want a different one. I also can't find one that is exactally the same. Any suggestions will help because bath time just isn't the same with out the ducky.
I get my rubber duckies from the dollar store... It is soooo hard to get the gunk out... I used to suck the water into the duck and then squeeze it out and all the gunk would come out but I'd still miss bits, and it takes for ever....
So I would just buy a bag of rubber duckies from the dollar store so I always had them on hand..
I don't know how old your daughter is but we have a rule in our house. No toys in the water that have a hole in it. It's the rule. My girls ask me if they can take something in, I tell them to see if there's a hole, if there is, NO, it doesn't go in. They have accepted it because, I tell them that I will have to toss it later. I'm glad you tossed your duck.
I've been buying most of our bath toys at the dollar store. That way I'm not too bothered if they get broken or moldy. If you can find duckies at a dollar store near you, buy a few, so you can replace them if something happens.
Also, they will last longer if you make sure to rinse and empty out the toys when you're finished using them.
i would honestly just get rid of it ,, but dont show her that you are throwing it away ,, even if she dosent like the new one at first she will probley like it later on anyway because thats all she has .. they get used to new things in the end
Yes no more favourite rubby ducky I had the same problem with my son to prevent this from happening again after the bath time make sure u rinse the toys out so they are not full of water thats what i do now and all his bath toys are mould free
There's just no way to make sure that you get it completely clean, and it's not healthy to be played with anymore. Sorry. :( Many, many bath toys have gone to bath toy heaven around here for the very same reason - seems no matter how careful you are about squeezing them out after bath time at some point they're just going to mold in there.
Have you tried using a cleaning agent something like CLR and squeezing the ducky sucking in the liquid, shacking it and squeezing it back out. This might work. I haven't had this problem yet.
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