whats the best way to clean BP cage :)

any ideas on good cleaning

Chlorhexidine or F10 disenfectant.

For weekly (or however often) spot cleaning, I simply change the substrate and wipe the cage down with some water and a paper towel if necessary. For deep cleaning (2x per year at our house) I set the cages on the driveway and wash everything with watered down bleach, then rinse thoroughly with the hose and let it air dry so fumes dissipate.

Everyone has their own cleaning regimen. Do whatever is easiest and works best for you, but I urge you to limit the frequency of chemical use in the enclosure. No matter how well you rinse, there's always the risk.

For deep cleaning, I take everything to my shower and scrub with non-abrasive soap and HOT, HOT water, towel dry everything thoroughly, and spray with a light-medium light F10 solution and let air dry.

how often should i deep clean the whole cage?

What substrate do you use?

For paper based substrates I clean after the snake poops/pees

For Aspen/cypress/Eco-Earth... I clean once per month.

I use repti-bark fir substrate and glass tanks. I spot clean up fecal matter and urine whenever I see them. One tank usually smells before I see it, and know to hunt for it. I remove as much of the waste material as I can.

I deep clean every 3-4 months (unless some other reason to clean arises).

First remove the snake. Then I remove all of the mulch. I have a cut up plastic milk carton to use as a scoop and use my household bagless vacuum to suck up any remaining pieces. I then wipe down the glass and bottom with window cleaner and thoroughly air dry. I have at times set a little desk fan in the tank to get the air flowing.

All furniture usually gets washed with super hot water and maybe a mild detergent. I have used my dishwasher without soap too, and that seemed work well. Wood products (such as sticks and half logs) can be baked as well to further "sterilize" them. I recently baked mine at 300F for 20-30 min with careful attention to avoid fire. The flash point of wood though is something like 500F, so I wasn't too worried about it. I have also read of people who bake theirs for a longer period of time, up to 3 hours in one case.

Then I put the cage back together. The time spent washing the furniture so far has been long enough to air out the tank. I have in the past, and heard of others using a diluted bleach/water solution, but I try to avoid that when I can. I only use it when I feel I need the fire power (see my woodmites thread below).

I like my method because it avoids having to move the tanks around. I figure less time moving them is less time for me to drop/chip/shatter any of the tanks.

the substrate i use is called plantation soil

Plantation Soil is the same thing as Eco-Earth. Both are brand names for pulverized coconut husk.

I would spot clean poo/pee when you see it, then deep clean once per month. Any longer than that and the cage starts to get nasty.

what would be the best substrate in op ion?

Well the best substrate depends on a few things

1. Humidity: if you have a hard time maintaining proper humidity, something like coconut husk or cypress mulch is probably your best option. They hold moisture very well.

2. Cage Heating method: what substrate you use doesn't matter if all you are using to heat your cage is a heat lamp or Radiant Heat Panel, but Under Tank Heating pads require a thin layer of substrate (1/2" thick or less) For Under Tank Heating Pads a paper based substrate is best (newspaper/paper towels/butchers paper/corrugated wrap)

3. How much time you want to spend cleaning the cage: Paper based substrates are quick and easy to keep the cage clean. All you do is remove the old/dirty paper, spray the cage with a safe disinfectant (like chlorhexidine or F10) wipe up the disinfectant, then put in a new sheet(s) of paper. Aspen/Cypress/coconut husk/... Require less frequent but far more involved cleanings. The bigger your cage the harder it gets.

For me I use corrugated wrap. it looks good, it is easy to keep clean, and doesn't effect my cages humidity. My cages stay around 60% humidity without misting so any substrate that holds moisture in will make my humidity levels go through the roof.

i have a hard time with humidy and i dont wanna keep misting because i heard of bacterial growth.

What type of cage are you using?

As long as you keep the cage clean misting is fine. The cage will start to get nasty/smelly before you will have any issues.

its a big terrium that locks in the front and screen top