A friend just brought me a piece of drift wood that will be perfect in our cage. I am going to soak it in a clorox solution after power washing it. And I had been planning on baking it in the oven as well, per some of the advice on this forum. However, its simply too long. Any thoughts on if I can skip this step if I get after it with the soak? Also, is there any advantage to also doing a Nolvasan bath?
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Sterilzation of wood: baking needed or not?
deanerh
Dec 12, 2005 09:44 AM
Replies (3)
abstractcypher
Dec 12, 2005 12:17 PM
If you soak it in bleach and THOUROUGHLY rinse ALL bleach residue from it you'll be fine.
As an extra measure, a Nolvasan soak wouldn't hurt.
PHLdyPayne
Dec 12, 2005 12:24 PM
Once the driftwood is soaked in a bleach solution, rinsed very well and allowed to air dry in a well ventilated area (outside is best) for 24 hours to ensure all chlorine fumes/residue is disipated, you don't need to bake it or wash it in anything else.
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alphadragon
Dec 12, 2005 10:54 PM
Hey Dean,
The only problem with using Driftwood is that all sorts of crickets will run into the cracks and will come out at night and cause problems for Jack. I am yet to find a piece that does not have a bunch of cracks.
-Randy
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