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Message: <blockquote data-quote="m0lsx" data-source="post: 189365" data-attributes="member: 29323">If I buy a secondhand  enclosure I normally wash it out  thoroughly using a small amount of sterilising fluid. I rinse equally thoroughly & several times, with clean water & then I do not use it for at least a few weeks. I do not use anything with any chemicals in it, anywhere near my T's beyond that.I also do clean things like water dishes etc every so often. And if I am changing a T from enclosure to enclosure.  I normally give the bark a good scrub in clean water, before I  allow any other T near it. The same with artificial plants etc. And the only time I clean an enclosure is when moving a T to a larger enclosure, or if the enclosure is new to me. With new enclosures, I normally simply give them a rinse in clean water, the same with new plants, bark etc.Most of my enclosures are top opening & the only T I have had any issues with, is my GBB. That I had to cover half the top with paper, to stop me damaging their webbing  everytime I took the lid off. That has worked great, the webbing is not damaged now & my GBB loves to spend time in the small area between the paper & the lid.</blockquote>