I think it mostly comes down to personal preferences more so than a set standard. When I used aspen shavings for my snakes (when my collection was MUCH smaller), I did a complete cleaning once per month with spot cleaning in between. Now I use cotton sheets for large cages, pillowcases or custom-made (by me) cloth 'sheets' for the smaller cages, or paper towels for my two tiny guys (hatchling creamsicle and juvenile Solomon Island ground boa). With this setup, doing a thorough cleaning every time is easy - including washing all cage furniture and wiping the cage itself down with a mild bleach solution. Solids are shaken into the trash or commode and the sheets are dropped into the washer with hot water, bleach & detergent, then new sheets are put in. I like the reusable factor with the cotton sheets, they look better than newspaper, and make cleanup far easier & quicker than anything else I've ever used. Plus, in my book, it's helping the environment...newspaper or wood chips are non-reusable where the cotton sheets are, thus saving on wood products.



Raven

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