Alice it really depend's on what type substrate you are using. Usally newspaper is eaiser to clean in general. I myself have substrate in the form of repti-bark or forest floor bedding and spot cleaning is usally pretty easy. A complete clean should be done at least every 1 to 2 month's depend's on how much waste the animal put's out. The one thing you really want to watch is the animal's urate's on top of the
UTH, when wet in spilled water or high humidity, they will produce a funk stew, that can cause scale rot. Cleaning agent's can be bleach and water or the thing I like to use is Dial antibacterial foaming soap since I alway's use it on my hand's it kind of leave's a slight smell that the animal is use to.
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