Hi everyone!

Last weekend, I picked up a couple of second hand racks. They were NASTY. I think the previous owner had lost interest in his collection prior to re-homing the animals, so some of the tubs/rack slots had been sitting there with stool and old substrate for the last two years. I don't think any of the racks had ever been cleaned, and they were covering in fecal matter and filth. I scrubbed them down and disinfected last week, and at the time was able to eliminate (I thought) all the horrible odors. However, last night I re-assembled the racks and plugged them in to test them before the arrival of my two newbie BPs this morning, and the odor is back. It seems that now that the racks are plugged in and the heat-tape is warm, it's resurrected the odors that were baked into it over several years. I've removed some of the tubs and stashed boxes of baking soda in the empty rack spots.....but is there any way you all can think of to really kill the odor? It's not overpowering like it was when I brought them home, but my snakes live in the second bedroom I use as an office, and I certainly don't want to be smelling that for 8 hours five days a week.

Also, to your knowledge, can I safely burn scented candles in the same room with ball pythons? I'm not talking about lighting up 10 candles in a 20 square foot area, maybe just one to distract my nose.....

Any advice or info would be appreciated!

Thanks!