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lucyloop
Hatchling
United Kingdom
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 Posted - 05/11/2010 : 12:53:02
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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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mikeyd_26
Yearling
United Kingdom
716 Posts |
Posted - 05/11/2010 : 13:41:56
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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 :) |
   
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DannyBrown91
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
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gingerpony
Queen Bee
United Kingdom
10455 Posts |
Posted - 05/11/2010 : 14:19:43
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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  |
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tehbunneh
Hatchling
United Kingdom
390 Posts |
Posted - 05/11/2010 : 14:37:23
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| Some people also suggest roasting in an oven for a few hours on 180c to kill off any nasty bugs and the like. |
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lucyloop
Hatchling
United Kingdom
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hillzi
The Lost boy.
United Kingdom
3984 Posts |
Posted - 05/11/2010 : 20:13:15
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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. |
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Rocks and disinfectant Question
