Well, that 2 hours does include letting the tank, the hides, the water dish, and the vines soak in bleach/water solution, then rinsing everything really well and letting it air dry. I only do that once a month. In between I just spot clean as needed. It's worth it for me though to know I'm providing a healthy environment for such a beautiful creature. We're developing a schedule around here. Pretty much the first Saturday of every month is devoted to cleaning and disinfecting our herp cages, and its funny, but neither Smulkin nor I seem to mind.