How to clean a leopard gecko tank?
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JessJohnson87
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Vinegar and water. Just unplug the heat pad before you wipe down the tank and make sure the glass is cooled off.
Elizabeth Freer
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Are you looking for a deep clean/sterilization between geckos/other animals or a scrub down of your current setup?
If it's a deep clean, I suggest thoroughly spraying the vivarium with a 10% bleach solution. That's 1 part bleach to 9 parts water. Soak the cage furniture in 10% bleach too. Rinse well. Then let off gas for at least 24 hours before adding the occupant.
Otherwise a vinegar and water solution will work well.
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JessJohnson87
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If you are moving your current gecko to another tank and want to put a new animal in the old tank, that's what it means.
Spotty the Leopard Gecko
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Zoo Med Wipeout wipes dry up quickly in the container and leave hard to get out streaks. If you were looking for a deep cleaning of your tank, ex. furniture, substrate, hides, tank floor/ rinse, etc., then you can use a vinegar and water solution. Some say you COULD use a 10% bleach solution, however I would personally not do it myself as though it is only 10%, it still MAY be toxic/ harmful to the animal. Even if you were to rinse it real well with water afterwards, the smell may stay in the tank for up to 3 days. It's like bleaching everything you own in bleach, rinsing it off, and living in a locked up enclosure. That wouldn't feel very good. So, as I mentioned earlier, use s vinegar solution which I believe is 2 parts vinegar to 5 parts water. If you use reptile carpet as your substrate, then wash it with de chlorinated water and dry it outside for approximately 2 hours in bright day light. Be sure to also rinse all of the other supplies in the tank, and dry those outside.