Sanitation

[Caleb]

two topics I would like thoughts on:

Does anyone have an efficient way of cleaning their beardies cage? I'm currently finding it to be a messy and time consuming process.

When taking a bath, my beardy poops, and even if I yank her out just after (I have even tried while) pooping, she always gets poo on her. This severely limits my ability to take her out of her cage (currently staying at parents house, so tiny bits of lizard poo is a no-no). is there some kind of magical
lizard-luffa I am missing out on? I can't seem to ever fully remove bits of kale/clean her, just rinse her off.

 

[CooperDragon]

I remove the tile and wood parts from my tank, rinse them, then bake them in the oven at about 250 for 45 min or so to sanitize. I spray the plastic/composite stuff with vinegar/water to get the stuck bits off if needed then sanitize by spraying them with F10SC or a steam cleaner. I do the same to the glass in the tank. Once everything is dry it goes back in.

For baths, I tend to just offer a second bath if he poops in one. The second bath will have some Dr Bronner's baby mild soap to help clean him up a bit. I use a turkey roasting pan as a bathtub which works well because it's portable and about the right size. They are easy to clean/sanitize too.

 

[Caleb]

I remove the tile and wood parts from my tank, rinse them, then bake them in the oven at about 250 for 45 min or so to sanitize. I spray the plastic/composite stuff with vinegar/water to get the stuck bits off if needed then sanitize by spraying them with F10SC or a steam cleaner. I do the same to the glass in the tank. Once everything is dry it goes back in.

For baths, I tend to just offer a second bath if he poops in one. The second bath will have some Dr Bronner's baby mild soap to help clean him up a bit. I use a turkey roasting pan as a bathtub which works well because it's portable and about the right size. They are easy to clean/sanitize too.

So you prepare a second bath in the case that he poops? I like the baby soap idea, that's something I hadn't considered. Do you do anything for scrubbing?

 

[ruben0311]

you can use a toothbrush, lets you work around the curves and bits