Potted Pothos care?

[Sauzo]

Started looking into Pothos plants for Tapioca’s cage, but I have a few uncertainties I’m bumping into. If anyone has any experience with pothos I’d love any feedback!

1. I’ve seen a few sources mention processing new plants with a bleach treatment while others suggest simply letting the plant grow on its own for a month before adding it to the enclosure. Is one method more necessary than the other? Or is doing both a good practice?

2. Soil, what does everyone recommend? I know anything with fertilizer should be avoided but wondering if anyone has any specific brand of type that is best recommended? Could coco fiber work? What about a drainage layer in the pot? I often see rocks or gravel used for drainage.

3. Lastly, pee. I’m not sure what steps should be followed if my ball python decides to relieve himself on the plant or the soil. My first thought was changing the soil but heard repotting it, especially if it’s already sick or freshly pruned, could make it die faster by disturbing it too much? What actions should be done while making sure my enclosure is sanitary?

Or what other care or details in general should I keep in mind with pothos planta or potted live plants in an enclosure? What things are often overlooked and what other info should I look into?

Thanks for any feedback! I’m a total plant noob so I’m trying to gather all the info I can before committing to the idea.

I use pothos in all my snakes' cages.

1) I just pulled the plants out of the nursery pots and washed them off, roots and all in tap water. Then just planted them in my own terra cotta pots with organic potting soil. Worked fine.
2) All i use is terra cotta pots with organic potting soil. The pot has its own drain hole in the bottom. Just dont use too big of pot or the plant will probably get root rot. I learned that the hard way. Better off being a little root bound with Pothos.
3) The snake wont pee on it. I would be more concerned about the snake flattening the plant as all of my snakes have climbed on the plants or dug in the pot and uprooted them.

If you keep pothos, they dont need a lot of light and my advice for watering is wait until the top inch or so of soil is dry or the leaves start to not look so perky. Being in a viv, they dont need that much water especially if you are using less light like LEDs.