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Old 10-17-2006, 03:53 AM
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How often do you clean your boas cage?

Im not talkin just change the newspaper...but like spraying it out completely or whatever is it nessacary to do that everytime the snakes uses the bathroom or only couple like once every 2 or 3 months?
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Old 10-17-2006, 03:55 AM
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i do about once a month. i spot clean a lot and i take out old dirty mulch and put in new.
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I do weekly substrate cleanings/changings, and about 4-5 times a year I totally clean out and disinfect individual cages.
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Old 10-17-2006, 04:00 AM
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I completely clean at least once a month,more if needed.As Louise said,I spot clean alot,remove any soiled bedding and I make sure they have fresh water.
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i do a full cleaning once a month also . the cages that have newspaper as a substrate , i change the paper weekly . those on aspen get spot cleaned anytime i see anything (poop, wet areas etc) .
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I spot clean everyday and do a full enclosure clean the first of every month
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spot clean daily,change waters daily and wash cages out with hot water and replace the aspen every other week
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I spot clean daily, change Aspen weekly and scrub/wash clean every 4 to 5 weeks.
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I do a full clean on everything every week. Spot clean daily. Water bowl change and clean everyday.
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spot clean when its needed and completely change the bedding and disenfect everything once a month
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