When using bleach on tubs where the snakes will be closed in I prefer to rinse and dry after use.

My process is to dump out the tub, clean thoroughly with vinegar-water, wipe out, disinfect with the bleach solution, rinse, dry, and then give it 10 minutes or so to just air out completely.

For maximum effect, always make sure you are cleaning the tubs before disinfecting. Bleach binds rapidly to almost all organic material. Left over wood dust, feces, shed skin bits, etc, can bind up the bleach and prevent it from working effectively against the bacterial residue you are really trying to kill.

In your case I also recommend cleaning/disinfecting the surface of the rack system. As you have probably seen, snakes sometimes do extensive nose rubbing and star-gazing when they have an infection. They may be spreading the secretions on the surface of the rack as well as in their tubs.
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Lincoln, NE
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