What I would suggest (and yes PAM can be deadly when fresh to cats) is the following.

BARE bones caging. Perhaps two rubbermaids for rotation. Paper towel or newspaper. glass water dish. Plastic hide. Two sets of each.

Spray rubbermaid down outside and allow to dry completely before bringing in. Set up house for snake. spray snake down with RR.

I have had better success working these two in conjunction. Bathing works as well with the cage rotation.
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Cindy Steinle
PHFaust
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