Recently I decided to start keeping ball pythons again and pulled out my old pvc enclosures to set up for them.
As I started cleaning I noticed some stuck shed and urates that I hadn't scrubbed off when I put them away and it got me thinking about how well a bp can smell or 'taste' another snake.

Tomorrow I have a hatchling showing up and want to know; how clean does the cage have to be and will the smell of another snake in their area spook a young snake?

Also, I have F10SC and F10SCXD I believe the XD is the stronger, more deep cleaning one whereas the SC is not harmful to the animal but would like clarification on uses for both

Thanks