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okay, my roommate keeps complaining about how my dragon "smells" and his cage stinks, i clean his cage like once a week so far, with soap and water and stuff, bc i dont really feel like bleaching it every week you konw? anything you guys do that helps with this?

Pat

Clean your cage more often.

Sean
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Heart Mountain Herps

i have had him...not even a week and i cleaned it 2 times...lol...i cant clean it everyday! lol well my roommate is just really picky and kinda anal about alot of things, so i will be alright i think, i was actually just wondering what other than bleach to use, there was something that started with a N that people use...but IDK

Novalsan, you can get it from beanfarm. It's great stuff. Good luck with the roomate lol.

Sean
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Heart Mountain Herps

yeah and the worst part is that its my ex-fiance...signed a lease for 14 montsh then 2 months later she wants a "break" so yeah its rough, i wonder if it really smells or if she is just saying it to make me feel bad...

Use a non particular substrate such as non-stick shelf liner or plastic table cloth. Spot clean every poo you see every day with anti-biotic soap on a wet paper towel, then wipe dry. Pick out any uneaten food every day as well though greens don't have much of a smell if dry. Add a little chopped parsley to the salad mix (when cut it gives a nice pleasant odor, don't have a clue if this would improve the smell of the dragon's poo LOL but might cover a bit).

I have never noticed any smell from my dragon, when I cleaned every poo as soon as I see it, even if I don't clean the entire cage once a week. Actually with spot cleaning I just did a complete cage clean once a month without any health problems with the dragon.
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PHLdyPayne

see thats what has gotten me confused...i spot clean every poo, and i use non-adhesive shelf liner, that i take out every other day and clean it good, i think she is just got it in her head that it smells and is imagining it. bc once i threw a paper towel with his poo from a spot clean in the trash in that room and we dont take that trash out much and it got smelly, so i think she is just imagining it...

WTF? Your EX fiance is living with you? In that case quit cleaning it all together lol, na not fair to the lizard. You could always get a 20 ft. python, they can smell up a place in nothing flat lol. I don't know how ya do it man, no way I could. Good luck

Sean
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Heart Mountain Herps

yeah she lives with me, we are trying to "work" it out...lol, doesnt seem to work though