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baking reptibark??

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I have repti-bark for my corn snake tanks but I think Im going to bake it first before I add it. Right now I only have newspaper in the tank. What is a good temp. to bake it ... I was thinking 375.. but I thought I would ask on here first. Any help would be appreciated.
 
I would go more along the lines of 300-350...Just don't bake it too long and be sure to keep an eye on it...
 
right, keep an eye on it.
I'm pretty sure Repti-Bark is treated before it is packaged, but I'm not positive, you should check the label.
I got this from another forum
"Old wood does NOT have a very high
combustion point...maybe someone has the exact figure, but it's somewhere in
the 300-400 degF area"
he says "old wood" so I would say 300 deg or a bit under would be safe.
again, keep an eye on it.
 
I don't know about reptibark, but I baked some driftwood a couple weeks ago and I found that 300 was even too high. It might have been okay, but if the wood is too hot to the touch, that's too hot for me.

Isn't all substrate treated before it's packaged though?
 
Thanks for the help. I baked it at 300 degrees for not even five minuits until it got hot. I think it is treated before, but I just wanted to be sure. I had newspaer but thought it was to broring to look at so I bought repti bark. Then I found a mite on one of my baby snakes a couple days ago so Ive been taking some extra steps to try to get rid of them. I baked all of their driftwood hides and cleaned and disinfected everything. Ive only found one so far, but I don't have the greatest of eyes so im sure there are more I cant see.
 
bake it then freeze it. Everyone that i have known that didnt do it(including myself) has gotten wood mites in it.


i switched to paper towels
 
surprisingly, not ALL substrate is treated, they can sell very similar products for $1 cheaper that way, I guess. :shrugs:
 
exactly. treat all substrate as if it is not treated, just as people should treat every gun as if it was loaded. Better safe than sorry



the analogy is a little extreme, but it gets the point across
 
I've used reptibark and never had a problem with bugs or anything. I'm using that carefresh bedding right now but I think I'll switch back to the shredded aspen. It's prettier to look at, and I think it lays down more smoothly. I just added driftwood that I found after thoroughly washing it and putting it in the microwave for a minute or two. It was wet so it didn't burn, just steams and gets very warm.
 
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