get a bucket, wash it with bleach then stick your head in it and breathe deeply. The chemical smell will remain in the bucket and will burn your eyes and nose. Now imagine your nose was like 20x more sensitive ... so no
To clean the cage you should use hot water. If its very dirty then soak it in the bathtub in scalding hot water, then you hand dry it and set it in the sun to let it take up all the left over moisture. Best way to clean any cage.
No, the fumes would be very stronfg to the mouse and kill it.
don't use bleach at all, it can be caustic and cause sores.
