I clean the rodent tanks and the snake tubs the same way.
1. Remove critter into clean holding area. (Or swap out his dwelling with one you've already cleaned.)
2. Dump old bedding into trash bag, or scoop out with dustpan. Scrape any crusty stuff with dustpan into trash bag.
3. Vacuum out corners and dusty stuff.
4. Quick spray with hot water over drain.
5. Spray liberally with scrubbing bubbles to loosen any soils.
(Scrubbing bubbles is known also as quaternary ammonia, and works great.)
6. Let sit for a few minutes and rinse with hot water. Make sure any visible soil is removed.
7. Spray a little bit of hot water in the bottom of the tank. (Just enough to get your rag wet and then some.)
8. Put a few drops of full strength nolvasan in the water and slosh until the water has a nice visible medium blue tint.
9. Put a clean rag in the prepared nolvasan, and wipe down the item, inside and out, and let it dry. If you add the right amount of water, you'll minimize waste, prevent cross-contamination, and not have to dump nolvasan down the drain where it eventually gets into ground water. Just enough to wet the rag and leave a bit on the surface of the tank/tub.
10. Marvel at how clean it smells, how clean your hands are, and how your clothes don't have little white spots in them. Be happy.
Throw dirty rag into dirty rag bucket for when batch cleaning is done. Don't cross-contaminate, use a clean rag for every tank. Also, don't dip a dirty rag into a bucket with clean solution.
Put your clean item on a rack to dry, and repeat as needed with the rest of your critters.
Seriously, nolvasan rocks. It's primary use from what I've seen is a surgical scrub in vets offices. It's easy on your hands because it's made for skin contact.
Everyone cleans differently, but for me this seems to be the easiest way to be sure that everything is clean.
If you have a lot of critters, then imagine taking them all to the vet. Now buy a bottle of nolvasan and use it.
Marvel at how much cheaper it is than a trip to the vet. Be happy.
