F10SC is safe as Chlorhexadine. I use both products on everything in the cage including waterbowls. I also have used it in a more diluted form on a wet paper towel to wipe down my snakes combined with a bath when they decide to body paint the cage with poop.

I use F10SC to spot clean poop and also I spray down the cages once a month when I do full cage cleanings. It works fine. I only really use dish soap on my water bowls. Like once a year i'll strip down my cages and take them outside and hose them off with dish soap but normally just use F10SC disinfectant.

You can use it every week if you want or even every day. I usually will rinse with my diluted spray bottle of F10SC after each animal. I used to do the same with Chlorhexadine.