Cleaning Question

[lily2521]

I'm currently setting up for a carpet cham I'll be getting next week. Wow set up is taking me a lot longer than I thought it would!

Anyway...as I use push pins and fishing line, etc. to set up my cage, and attach sticks and vines I can't help but think...when I do a full on thorough cleaning (I'm guessing about once a month) do I need to remove all of these things, and re-set them up each time I have to clean?

What's the best (and I'll have to say the fastest/most efficient) way to do this? FWIW I live in a cold wintery place so taking it outside for cleaning isn't an option for me in the wintertime

 

[Carlton]

I'm currently setting up for a carpet cham I'll be getting next week. Wow set up is taking me a lot longer than I thought it would!

Anyway...as I use push pins and fishing line, etc. to set up my cage, and attach sticks and vines I can't help but think...when I do a full on thorough cleaning (I'm guessing about once a month) do I need to remove all of these things, and re-set them up each time I have to clean?

What's the best (and I'll have to say the fastest/most efficient) way to do this? FWIW I live in a cold wintery place so taking it outside for cleaning isn't an option for me in the wintertime

If these items don't come in contact with urates, fecal (including feeder insects), do not show mold growth and dry out regularly, probably don't need much attention. There are herp safe spray cleaners you could apply and wipe off just to retard bacteria growth. A steam cleaner with a tight nozzle attachment could also help. So much of cleaning is mechanically removing deposits where bacteria can get started.

I'd put your cham on a bushy houseplant or in the shower while you do your major cleanings. Really, unless your cage is a muggy mess chams are pretty clean animals. They don't produce much waste.