cleaning your cage?

[kim01]

i have the reptarium 100 gallon with the liner on the bottom. i keep paper towels down on the bottom.
i am wondering though how often i need to take the retparium and really clean the bottom of the cage and liner?
and what do you clean it with? can i clean it with the cham in it,or should i take him out?
thanks

 

[Julirs]

i have the reptarium 100 gallon with the liner on the bottom. i keep paper towels down on the bottom.
i am wondering though how often i need to take the retparium and really clean the bottom of the cage and liner?
and what do you clean it with? can i clean it with the cham in it,or should i take him out?
thanks

About once every other month I take my reptariums outside (take the cham out) and use a 10% bleach solution to fill the liner up with, let it sit for 10 minutes, and then rinse the heck out of it! Every few months I also break the entire thing down, as things get trapped between the liner and the plastic bars. I don't leave paper towels in the bottom, I use paper towels to wipe up excess water every few days. I would think unless you have tons of plants that paper towels would get sopping wet if left in there-I certainly use enough water to make a paper towel soup every day!