I honestly don't like using chemicals in my cages when it comes to my animals so I'm kind of curious to get some input on how I clean/ maintain my tubs and cages. Usually when I clean the tubs I take the snake out and put them in a separate tub and dump the Aspen. Then go to the sink and get the hottest water I can and soak the tub and hides/ everything in it for as long as I feel nessesary (few minutes usually). My water gets very hot, usually hotter than my hands can handle. I've never really bothered measuring it. Never have had any RI's or infections. Then I run the inside of the lid with hot water and let it sit and wipe everything down. With my glass reptile cages I pretty much remove everything and wipe it down and soak all the decorations and water bowls in hot water and refill with clean Aspen. I can't really afford the reptile spray from petsmart/ I don't like supporting them anyways. I've seen people mix some chemical that was blue with water and use that but not sure what it was but me being 16 and currently looking for work and haven't found anything yet this as best as I get. I've looked in my schools chemical/ science departments selection of chemicals but I didn't really find anything that rang a bell. I also talked with a chemistry teacher and she wasn't sure either. I'm curious how you clean your tubs/ cages? Hoping we can all exchange ideas. I'm sure this is common knowledge but it's important to know how to properly clean things to prevent the spread of illness in a collection.
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