Jeeze, you know i forgot to subscribe to my own thread! thanks for the replies everyone, and sorry i didn't thank you earlier!
Goingpostal, that dog pool is hilarious but that BC is amazing! (Guy/Sur, i'm guessing?)
I like the baby wipe idea as i have lots of them at all times - interestingly, iv'e noticed that sometimes Irwin goes for a dip in his bowl after pooping - or maybe before - of course i never witness it, i just notice that the towels around the water are very wet but only with clean water while all the urine, urate, and feces are over in the opposite end of his tank; He's a very sanitary snake