How often should I be cleaning my reptarium? What should be done while cleaning, just pickup up dead insects and poop and clean the dripper and receptacle? Do I just use hot water when doing this? Also, the last day or so my cham has been sitting in a spot for hours at a time. When he was sleeping last night, he was holding on only by his arms and the rest of his body was draped off the branch which scared the hell out of me, so i woke him up and poked him a bit to get him to sleep in a safer position. Last week i could see him drinking water and now i dont see him drink at all. i use a dripper w/ warm water, and put a squirt bottle on mist and point it upward and angle it towards the cage, also w/ warm water, and letting the mist land on the cage and i also make sure to squirt all sides of the cage directly, w/out hitting psych, to make sure the humidity is ok too. anyone got any hints or help??
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You should pick up poop and dead insects daily, especially if there are free roaming feeders in the cage. Clean the dripper and tubing once a week. Wipe off leaves if they get coated with hard water or feces. You can use hot water with a bit of bleach (1 part bleach to 10 parts water), Nolvasan or other cage cleaner products that are safe for herps or birds. Chams are not very messy. Chams often sleep in funny positions, so if he's not having problems perching or climbing during the day I wouldn't worry about how he sleeps. Waking him up is unnecessary stress.
