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Sterilising/disinfecting Wood
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Old 03-01-2018, 04:22 PM   #1
GRIMJIM
Sterilising/disinfecting Wood

Hi all
I'm being given 2 big pieces of driftwood for free tomorrow, which I'm wanting to use in my corn snake viv.
They were bought from a craft shop / garden centre (apparently already bleached etc) and have only been used as props for some indoor photography.
I'm wondering whether I should maybe disinfect them anyway, just to be on the safe side, and I'm wondering whether just some reptile Disinfectant and a rinse would be enough or whether I need to do the the boiling, baking, bleaching and whatever you do.
As always, any help is much appreciated.

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Old 03-01-2018, 05:45 PM   #2
Karl_Mcknight
put them in the oven under low heat (250 degrees) for about an hour or 2. it will kill anything in there but not hurt the wood.
 
Old 03-01-2018, 06:07 PM   #3
GRIMJIM
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put them in the oven under low heat (250 degrees) for about an hour or 2. it will kill anything in there but not hurt the wood.


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Old 03-05-2018, 06:22 AM   #4
GRIMJIM
Ok, so they don't fit in the oven.
I'm wondering if I need to do much with them as they have been bleached and everything before they were bought.
They look clean, (obviously I know you can't see germs) I'm wondering if they'll be OK with just a spray down with some reptile safe Disinfectant and a good rinse?

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Old 03-05-2018, 06:27 AM   #5
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Old 03-05-2018, 06:27 AM   #6
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