I personally try to clean & disinfect their bowls once a week, more if they need it. For water bowls, I typically use antibacterial dish soap for cleaning, unless they've defecated in the bowl and then I soak it in a bleach and water mixture for 20-30 minutes before washing with the dish soap. I follow the same practices for cage cleaning - usually once per week, more when needed, and always wipe the cage down with a mild bleach & water solution between every changing and after every elimination (urates or feces). The exceptions to these guidelines is if I'm out of town. I have my mom come by and check on my snakes and tend to my cats, but there's a couple of the snakes that I don't want her messing with because they're...tempermental...read as bitey little boogers! lol Those are saved for when I'm home. And always the adult female burm takes two of us, regardless of the task, so sometimes it may have to sit until evening before I can get assistance with her and her cage.



Raven

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