[header] How to clean a mouse cage [title] Rinse your mouse's food bowl with soap and water. [step] Once per day, take your mouse's food bowl and run it under a stream of hot water. Then, squirt a few drops of antibacterial soap onto a scrubbing brush and use it to clean the bowl thoroughly. 
Once you're done, dry the bowl off with a clean towel. [substeps] Make sure the bowl is completely dry and free of soap before filling it up with food.