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| Welshlamb |
Posted - 09/09/2012 : 18:48:34
I just found a nice rock from outside to go in George's new home. Although I'm a bit worried about passing on germs or diseases from the outside world.
I have soaked it in Milton (made for sterilising baby bottles). Do you think this will be sufficient enough to go straight in ?
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| Moppet |
Posted - 09/09/2012 : 23:24:09
I agree, I wouldn't bake a rock, just in case it goes boom. Boiling water sounds good to me and if you want to be really sure, bleach then rinse with boiling water.  |
| scottishbluebird |
Posted - 09/09/2012 : 23:15:20
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Originally posted by ScalySituation
srsly!?! might have to try!
 deff no more snakes if you blow up oven!!! |
| Auld Baldy |
Posted - 09/09/2012 : 22:02:43
Apart from exploding rocks by baking they can retain heat for hours afterwards with the potential to cause a serious burn.
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| Thorne Walker |
Posted - 09/09/2012 : 21:09:50
If they came out of a wet environment there can be water trapped in the 'pores'. If you quickly heat rocks with trapped moisture in them when it turns to steam with no where to go the rock pops..
Boiling water kills all. Just drop it in a pot that's at a nice rolling boil foe 30 seconds and short of some really hardcore bugs everything will die.
Generally speaking if it can survive boiling it's just gonna laugh at bleach... (some of it will even survive in an autoclave!) |
| ScalySituation |
Posted - 09/09/2012 : 20:20:45
srsly!?! might have to try! |
| eeji |
Posted - 09/09/2012 : 20:19:32
be careful with rocks in the oven, they might explode |
| Auld Baldy |
Posted - 09/09/2012 : 20:06:36
Just soak in boiling water with a good glug of bleach for an hour and then rinse. No need to bake.  |
| ScalySituation |
Posted - 09/09/2012 : 19:11:04
me found rockies too!
they're muddy at the moment so in process of giving them a good scrub, think i'll be baking them too :) |
| Welshlamb |
Posted - 09/09/2012 : 18:55:55
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Originally posted by Donnie
You could always bake it as well if you are unsure.
Great idea, will do that. |
| Donnie |
Posted - 09/09/2012 : 18:50:17
You could always bake it as well if you are unsure. |
