For those with slate:

[Phantom240]

I know a good many of us use slate tiles for our leos, and I'm wondering how often you guys remove all the tiles and clean/disinfect them completely. I spot clean whenever my girl poops, but I have a feeling I should, every so often (Once every two weeks maybe), take every tile out and clean with hot water and a little bleach 10:1 ratio, I think. She seems to make a mess of crickets when she clamps down on them enough to squirt their guts on the tile, haha.

 

[OnlineGeckos]

You have to see how dirty your particular geckos get, and judge how often you should clean them. From your description, since you feed crickets (and they're messy and dirty in the first place), you may want to think about doing full cleaning once a month. For me I do it once every 2 months. I spot clean whenever needed, then do full cleaning every couple of months. Good thing about tiles is that you can easily spot clean them.

 

[Phantom240]

I take out individual tiles and clean as necessary because my girl hasn't found her dedicated poop spot just yet, and wipe with a damp rag some of the leftover frass and limbs that seem to appear after feeding. I think I might take the tiles out, and grout a few together to make larger tiles, and set them in the terrarium like panels, to make assembly and disassembly a little easier.

 

[Nate Davis]

I use slate tile in all my tanks. I mostly just spot clean because both geckos are pretty tidy. I feed meal/super worms and occasional crickets. The only tank that needs thoroughly scrubbed is the bearded dragon tank. She's so messy and poops everywhere :-(

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[Phantom240]

Mine is lazy when she eats, so the calcium on the crickets gets everywhere. Sometimes when she strikes, she beats the crickets on the tile, and their limbs break off LOL.

 

[MartinSpencer]

I take out individual tiles and clean as necessary because my girl hasn't found her dedicated poop spot just yet, and wipe with a damp rag some of the leftover frass and limbs that seem to appear after feeding. I think I might take the tiles out, and grout a few together to make larger tiles, and set them in the terrarium like solar panels, to make assembly and disassembly a little easier.

It is bit hard work to clean tiles and grout.. You can purhcase a good cleaning product or take professional assistance.