I do not disinfect as part of a schedule. Instead I try to be diligent with disinfecting individual cages as needed. I keep various species and some are messier than others. If the snake likes to burrow under the Aspen substrate the floor of the cage gets dirty and I disinfect more frequently than I would with a snake that does little burrowing. I also tend to change substrate quite a bit as opposed to just spot cleaning. I change water bowls quite a bit and they all get disinfected before being reintroduced back into rotation unless it is being washed immediately for placement back into its original cage. When I do disinfect I use chlorhexidine, ammonia and often an expensive steam cleaner I purchased just for that purpose.

I am also interested in what other keepers are doing in this regard.
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Randy Hallman

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• How Often Does Everyone Else Disenfect? - SlitheringHerps, Sat Apr 22 07:39:33 2006
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