thank you for the welcome gibble888. on the subject of parasites, I've cleaned the cage,the plastic 2 tier log, and water blow with a 3% solution of bleach/water, scrubbed it down, and then rinsed with harm water. the wood half log hide i ran under some warm water but left out the bleach. i have read to put the log in the oven at 100 for an hour to an hour and a half with constant watching or in the freezer. im looking to preventing mites in the future. i didn't see any mites on the guy i caught but i read their notorious at hiding. for the plastic 2 tier i plan on putting it in the freezer as its a plastic/resin material and i don't want it to melt.