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| lucyloop |
Posted - 05/11/2010 : 12:53:02
Hi
I have some lovely large granite stones in my garden and quite fancy putting one in the Viv once its ready. Can anyone advise teh best way to disinfect it - bleach solution?? if so what ratio?
Also can anyone recommend the best brand of disinfectant for the faun/viv??
Thank you
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| hillzi |
Posted - 05/11/2010 : 20:13:15
Can't remember which way round it is, but bleaching and oven baking are very effective, and I think the bleach is 1 part bleach to 10 parts water?
So obviously bleach it, leave overnight, THOROUGH rinse, then oven cook at 100oC for a good hour or two but be very careful as rocks hold a lot of heat for a very long time. |
| lucyloop |
Posted - 05/11/2010 : 14:42:40
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Originally posted by DannyBrown91
I asked a similar questions awhile ago, maybe it could be of some help to you.
http://www.thecornsnake.co.uk/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=9548&SearchTerms=How,to,rocks
Thank you for this, they are quite big ones from the rockery - i don't mind pulling my garden apart for my snake! So I guess bleach scrub and bake!!
ooh I cant wait! |
| tehbunneh |
Posted - 05/11/2010 : 14:37:23
Some people also suggest roasting in an oven for a few hours on 180c to kill off any nasty bugs and the like. |
| gingerpony |
Posted - 05/11/2010 : 14:19:43
we use trigene disinfectant and we have tamodine-e aswell
you can also soak in a 10% bleach solution overnight as previously posted but rinse it off well  |
| DannyBrown91 |
Posted - 05/11/2010 : 13:53:11
I asked a similar questions awhile ago, maybe it could be of some help to you.
http://www.thecornsnake.co.uk/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=9548&SearchTerms=How,to,rocks |
| mikeyd_26 |
Posted - 05/11/2010 : 13:41:56
i used neat bleach and boiling water then left the rocks to soak for 24 hours to get rid of the bleach smell - seemed to have worked!
not sure which is the best brand but i use cascade :) |
